Runco VX-1000c, Owner'S Operating Manual

Page 1: ...OWNER S OPERATING MANUAL VX 1000c Projector PFP Controller Widescreen Digital Light Processing Projector Pixel For Pixel Controller with Vivix Technology ...

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Page 3: ...scription 11 Front Panel 11 Rear Panel 12 Remote Control Description 13 Quick Set up Guide 14 Connection Example 14 Overall Functional Description 15 Menu Description and Navigation 16 Menu Tree 16 Main Menu 16 Picture Quality Adjustments 18 Main Menu 18 Installation Menu 21 Installation Menu 21 Lamp Mode 21 Keystone 21 Picture Orientation 22 IR Code Set 22 Lamp Hours 22 System Reset 22 Quick Menu...

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Page 5: ...is equipped with electronic keystone correction and vertical lens shift to provide the needed versatility that today s com plex installations require Native 16 9 DMD designed exclusively for 16 9 aspect screens 1500 ANSI lumens of light output Multiple aspect ratios on 16 9 screens Anamorphic Letterbox 4 3 Electronic Keystone correction Vertical lens shift DTV capable via an outboard DTV decoder 7...

Page 6: ...IS UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE ALSO DO NOT USE THIS UNIT S POLARIZED PLUG WITH AN EXTENSION CORD RECEPTACLE OR OTHER OUTLETS UNLESS THE PRONGS CAN BE FULLY INSERTED REFRAIN FROM OPEN ING THE CABINET AS THERE ARE HIGH VOLTAGE COMPONENTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL POUR EVITER UN FEU OU UN RISQUE D ELECTROCUTION NE PAS EXPOSER CET ENSEMBLE A LA PLUIE OU A L HUMIDITE DE MEME NE...

Page 7: ...l D interférence du Canada Please read and follow the safety precautions listed below to ensure the equipment is free from damage and to ensure that no injury will occur as a result of improper use Do not insert any object especially metal or liquids into the Projector or PFP Controller Do not place any objects containing water or any other liquid on top of the Projector or PFP Controller Do not p...

Page 8: ...s failure resulting from accident misuse abuse neglect mishandling misapplication faulty or improper installation or setup adjustments improper mainte nance alteration improper use of any input signal damage due to lightning or power line surges spikes and brownouts damage that occurs during shipping or transit or damage that is attributed to acts of God In the case of remote control units damage ...

Page 9: ...rized Service Center If solely in Runco s judgement location of product to be repaired is beyond normal operating distance of the closest Runco Authorized Service Center it is the owner s responsibility to arrange for shipment of the product for repair These arrangements must be made through the selling Runco dealer If this is not possible contact Runco directly for a return authorization number a...

Page 10: ...bjects appear sharper without the ringing and noise associated with traditional sharpness circuits A Chroma edge enhancement circuit is included to compensate for lower chroma resolution found in composite and S Video Inverse telecine 3 2 pulldown detection and processing allows the scaler to almost completely eliminate interlace artifacts associated with other scalers A Time Base corrector circui...

Page 11: ... When the lamp is on this LED is blue When the lamp is off this LED is off Temp If the Projector has overheated and shut down this will light red Intake Vents This is where cooler air enters the Projector Ensure that it is never blocked or overheating will result Exhaust Vents This is where hot air exits the Projector This air can be quite hot Ensure that there are no heat sensi tive objects near ...

Page 12: ...h Half Screen Length 3 500 Base plate to center of lens 1 645 8 830 10 250 6 546 3 500 NOTE These figures are the same for both ceiling and floor configurations Floor Mount Configuration SCREEN __________ H x __________ W B THROW DISTANCE FOR 16 x 9 SCREENS Minimum screen width x 1 85 __________ inches Maximum screen width x 2 4 __________ inches C VERTICAL OFFSET Distance between lens center and ...

Page 13: ... will increase the value of that function 6 LEFT BUTTON When no menu is present on screen the LEFT button will toggle you through the five different sources in the order of RGB HD Component HD Component S Video Composite 7 ENTER BUTTON When an item is highlighted on the On Screen Display the ENTER button will select the item When no menus are active on screen the ENTER button will enable the Quick...

Page 14: ...nput of the VX 1000c If this is not connected neither the PFP Controller or the Projector can operate and the power indicator on the front panel will stay yellow 6 RGB OUTPUT This is the main output of the PFP Controller The RGB Signal goes directly to the Projector If Component is used through the RGB Component then only the R Pr G Y and B Pb jacks will be active Individually the jacks are V vert...

Page 15: ...F RIGHT BUTTON When no menus are present on screen the RIGHT button will toggle you through the five different sources in the following order Composite S Video Component Component HD RGB HD G MENU BUTTON Pressing the MENU button will bring up the main menu If no action is taken within approximately 10 seconds the menu will time out disappear Also if you are in an adjustment mode or function pressi...

Page 16: ...ed to Composite video such as some VCR s and camcorders Others such as laser disc players actually produce slightly better results when using Composite video While the PFP Controller has an excellent decoder for Composite video it is recommended that Composite video be used only if necessary S VIDEO INPUT S Video is the second best type of signal that can be used but is MUCH better than Composite ...

Page 17: ... only the PFP Controller s remote control is necessary to control all aspects of this system Besides being the system s control center the PFP Controller is also a high quality scaler which outputs all signals in the native resolution of the VX 1000c Projector The Composite S Video and Component non progressive signals are sent through the PFP Controller s 10 bit decoder de inter laced then scaled...

Page 18: ...ed These menu items will only appear if the installation mode is enabled pg 21 The main menu includes three main sections Source Selection Composite S Video Component and High Definition either RGB or Component and the Computer Input on the Projector Aspect Ratio and Installation Highlight an item on the screen using the green selection cursor and press ENTER on the remote or front panel to select...

Page 19: ...The Aspect Ratio menu will then appear and either ANAMORPHIC LETTERBOX or 4 3 may be selected Aspect ratios may also be selected by pressing either the up or down arrow buttons or by one of the direct access buttons on the remote Installation is used for adjustments usually made during the initial installation This includes Lamp Mode Keystone and Picture Orientation Lamp Mode allows you to select ...

Page 20: ...e brightness pressing the UP arrow button on the remote or front panel will increase the value of that function pressing the DOWN arrow on the remote or front panel will decrease the value of that function While each of the picture quality adjustments can be set to suit the needs of the user there is a proper way to set the adjustments For setting TINT and COLOR please refer to the color bar test ...

Page 21: ... bars see color bar drawing For setting CONTRAST and BRIGHTNESS please refer to the PLUGE pattern below CONTRAST adjusts the white level of the image Adjust contrast until there is a distinct definition between the two brightest bars NOTE For best results Runco recommends that CONTRAST be set to 0 or very close to it BRIGHTNESS adjusts the black level of the image To adjust this properly adjust BR...

Page 22: ...t FREQUENCIES press ENTER while LUMA ENHANCE is on screen CHROMA ENHANCE acts as an edge enhancement especially around color transitions in the image Essentially this has the same characteristics as sharpness but affects the edges of objects far more that the rest of the image FREQUENCIES HIGH LOW affect the overall range of the CHROMA ENHANCE feature For example if using a lower quality video sou...

Page 23: ...ssed press MENU highlight INSTALLATION and press ENTER This will bring up the INSTALLATION MENU shown on the right Installation Menu INSTALLATION Lamp Mode Keystone Picture Orientation IR Code Set Lamp Hours 20 Installation Menu Lamp Mode The Lamp Mode enables the installer to set the lamp for full brightness normal or Low 20 lower If a small screen is being used in a dark area or the image is oth...

Page 24: ...iling rear as appropriate Lamp Hours displays the number of hours the lamp has been on With the VX 1000c the lamp life is around 1000 hours This should be checked periodically to keep track of the lamp s age and when the lamp is around 1000 hours old a new one should be installed to prevent lamp failure including implosion Lamp Hours IR Code Set IR Code Set allows the installer to choose from one ...

Page 25: ...enu will time out 10 seconds from the last button press so ensure that you make the adjustments within that time If you do not need to make any brightness adjustments or you have completed making them press ENTER again to display the next mode of the shift menu which is for CONTRAST To adjust CONTRAST press the up or down arrow buttons Once the adjustments have been completed or no adjustment was ...

Page 26: ...or enter To adjust SHARPNESS press the up or down arrows Once the adjustment has been completed or no adjustment was needed press ENTER to display the final mode of the Quick Menu which is SHIFT Quick Menu SHIFT Press arrows or enter To adjust SHIFTING press the up down left or right arrows to shift the image in the desired direction When the adjustments have been made press ENTER to exit the Quic...

Page 27: ...ntroller is on the correct source but the source itself is off A progressive scan DVD is plugged into Component input rather than the RGB Component input Contrast is set too high The DVD player is set for a high level output The video signal has not been terminated properly somewhere in the system Use a standard RJ 11 phone type cord Ensure it is firmly plugged into both the Controller and the Pro...

Page 28: ... the Component input on the PFP Controller are reversed The Projector has been mounted too high or too low in respect to its vertical offset The PFP Controller may have locked up The Projector will not turn on for two minutes after power down to protect its bulb The bulb has failed Turn down the BRIGHTNESS level on the Controller If possi ble use a PLUGE pattern to set the brightness level properl...

Page 29: ...tile memory after each command For values not automatically stored see next paragraph the command STORE must be sent in order for the PFP Controller to keep the settings Otherwise the values will be considered temporary and will revert to their stored settings upon source change or power up The Value stored column refers to a command that is either automatically stored or if it must be manually st...

Page 30: ...0 30 NO Sets a value for tint COLOR 127 127 HD 30 30 NO Sets a value for color AGCCOLOR 0 1 NO 0 Disable Color AGC 1 Enable Color AGC BRIGHTNESS 30 30 NO Sets a value for brightness CONTRAST 30 30 NO Sets a value for contrast AGCCONTRAST 0 1 NO 0 Disable Contrast AGC 1 Enable Contrast AGC SHARPNESS 0 255 HD 30 30 NO Sets a value for sharpness CHROMAHIGH 0 127 NO Sets a value for high frequency chr...

Page 31: ...e automation system NOECHO NA NO Disables the PFP Controller s character echoing INSTALLMODEOFF NA NA Disables the Installation menu removes it from the main menu INSTALLMODEON NA NA Enables the Installation menu enables it on the main menu SERVICEMODEON NA NA Enables the service mode SERVICEMODEOFF NA NA Disable the service mode RGAIN 30 30 NO Adjust the Red level of image GGAIN 30 30 NO Adjust t...

Page 32: ...VX 1000c Projector Dimensions 30 6 435 7 185 7 450 R10 680 20 165 20 870 0 2 235 18 635 0 2 235 17 930 R10 680 Ø 1 140 Power Lamp Temp Top View Front View Bottom View ...

Page 33: ... V H B G R Y Pr Pb S VIDEO MADE IN USA RUNCO INTERNATIONAL HAYWARD CA CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE CENTER AVIS RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTUR...

Page 34: ...FP Controller only Computer via HD15 connector Aspect Ratio 16 9 4 3 Letterbox on a 16 9 screen Contrast Ratio 1000 1 Dimensions Width 20 7 8 in 530 mm Depth 21 5 8 in 550 mm Height 8 1 4 in 208 mm Weight 50 lbs 23 kg Input Voltage 115VAC 60Hz 100 240VAC 50 60Hz International Version Power Consumption 365W Thermal Dissipation 1250 BTU s Operating Environment 41 95 F 5 35 C 0 90 humidity non conden...

Page 35: ...os Anamorphic 4 3 Letterbox 16 9 screens only Control Options RS 232 Infrared Front Panel Bandwidth 5 5 Mhz Composite S Video Component inputs 100Mhz pass through Operating Environments 41 95 F 5 35 C 0 90 humidity non condensing Dimensions Width 17 7 16 443 23 mm Depth 16 406 4 mm Height 3 88 9 mm Weight 16 lbs 7 26 Kg Power Requirements 100 120 VAC 200 240VAC Export version 15W Regulatory Approv...

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