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Override only if standard pixel tracking and phase adjustments do not clear up a “noisy” video signal, or if a 
graphics signal appears overly “soft”. 
3.7.5 Detail
“Detail” adjusts the sharpness of a video image so that edges remain clearly defined. It can be useful if a 
“Noise Reduction” adjustment has caused the image to appear too soft. Adjust until the display is sharp. 
“Detail” adds some high frequencies back into the image, it can also introduce some degree of noise.
3.7.6 Noise Reduction
“Noise Reduction” is similar to the “Filter” control, but operates in the post-sampling digital domain with a 
more subtle effect. Higher settings are useful for clearing up noisy RGB images such as those from a PC. 
Reducing noise, which reduces high frequencies, may also soften the image.
FIGURE 3-25 COLOR SPACE OPTIONS
3.7.7 Color Space
Determines how the color components of an analog input signal are decoded for accurate color in the display. 
Useful only for analog signals connected to 
INPUT 1, INPUT 2, or INPUT 5. Although color space for these 
analog signals is automatically determined by the projector, you may wish to override this and manually set a 
specific color space. 
NOTE: For digital signals or for signals connected to INPUT 3 or INPUT 4, the color space function is 
automatic and the drop-down list disabled.
The current color space appears in the Image Settings menu. Press   to select a different option:
• Select 
RGB unless you are using component video at INPUT 1, 2, or 5.
• Select YPbPr (Video) with a standard definition televised signal (SDTV)
• Select 
YPbPr (HDTV) with a high definition televised signal (HDTV).
NOTE: When some RGB signals are first connected, the projector may not recognize them as RGB and will 
incorrectly decode their color information as YPbPr (video). These signals appear magenta and can include:
RGB signals in NTSC, PAL, SECAM frequency ranges
Scan-doubled sync-on-green
Scan-quadrupled sync-on-green
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3.7.8 Video Options — Submenu
FIGURE 3-26 VIDEO OPTIONS SUBMENU
This submenu is used only with video sources, INPUTS 3 or 4.
Enable Decoder AGC
Automatic Gain Control (AGC) affects only decoded video images. Enter a checkmark (default) in most 
instances. This activates the decoder’s AGC circuit to make sure of correct bright images. Delete the 
checkmark if a decoded video image exhibits strange color artifacts such as stripes in highly saturated colors. 
This indicates an incompatibility between this source and the AGC.
FIGURE 3-27 VIDEO STANDARD
Video Standard
For most video standards, the projector automatically detects the incoming horizontal and vertical frequencies 
and sets the projector’s processing of this signal to the corresponding standard. The current video standard 
name appears in the Video Options submenu, and includes an “A” if it is auto-detected. 
Press   to view or select a different video standard from those available to the projector—any that are 
disabled have frequency characteristics that differ from those of the incoming signal. Selecting a specific 
standard forces the projector to process the signal according to this standard.
Table 3.4 Regions and Video Standards: Summary
STANDARDWHERE USED (SUBJECT-TO-CHANGE)
NTSC N. America and Japan
NTSC 4.43 A tape-only standard for partially-translated 
hybrid signals
PAL Most of Europe, China, Australia, some of S. 
America, some of Africa
PAL-M Brazil
PAL-NC Argentina, Chile, other Latin American 
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NOTE: Use “Auto” for all instances EXCEPT a poor quality input signal or a black-and-white video signal. 
To detect and display such signals, select the relevant standard from the list.
FIGURE 3-28  INPUT VIDEO BLACK OPTIONS
Input Video Black
Adjusts for incoming elevated black levels present in some video signals, and makes sure that blacks in the 
display are neither “crushed” (where dark grays appear black) or not excessively elevated (where blacks appear 
dark gray). The projector automatically finds the best setting according to the type of incoming video signal:
•
0 IRE – Used for DVD output with “enhanced black”, SECAM, most PAL standards, and Japanese NTSC.
•
7.5 IRE – Used for most NTSC video signals.
For some types of video, you can override the setting. The control is disabled for other types of video (and all 
graphics sources). Generally, if black appears “crushed” when brightness = 50, choose “0 IRE”. If black 
appears excessively elevated, use “7.5 IRE”.
Color
 Adjusts the color saturation level (the amount of color in a video image). Lower settings produce less saturated 
colors, for example a setting of “0” produces a black and white image. If the color level is too high, colors will 
be overpowering and unrealistic.
Tint 
 Adjusts the red/green color hue for true color reproduction of video signals connected to Input 3 or 4. For best 
results, adjust tint while displaying an external color bars test pattern—otherwise, it is recommended that tint 
remain at its default setting.
Decoder Luma Delay
This control affects any incoming composite or S-video signal, delaying the luma signal (intensity) in relation 
to the chroma (color). In the image, increasing the luma delay will move luma (seen as a shadow where colors 
overlap) to the right slightly, with colors remaining in place. Decreasing this delay will move the shadow 
slightly to the left. If necessary for your current source, adjust so that no shadows occur with adjacent colors.
PA L  6 0
SECAM France, Eastern Europe, most of Africa 
						

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3.7.9 Input Levels — Submenu
FIGURE 3-29 INPUT LEVELS SUBMENU
NOTES: 1) The projector automatically optimizes input levels for most sources. The Input Levels submenu is 
for experienced users only. 
2) Before beginning, verify that overall contrast and brightness settings are near 50 and that color temperature 
is set up on an internal grayscale test pattern.
 3) There must be at least 6-12 consecutive white pixels and black pixels present in the image for proper “Auto 
Input Level” function. Leave this control off after use. 
Good RGB or input levels (the drives and blacklevels for red, green and blue) makes sure images from analog 
sources, other than decoded video, have maximum contrast without “crushing”. By default (and in an “Auto 
Setup”), the projector automatically finds the best input levels by monitoring image content and adjusting the 
controls. More adjustment is typically not required to get proper blacks or whites. 
NOTE: This automatic adjustment requires at least 6-12 consecutive white pixels in the image. Without these 
pixels, input levels may produce skewed colors, particularly in non-video images.
For an unusual source exhibiting one or more overly high blacklevels (typically caused by a noisy source 
causing blacklevel spikes), an experienced user can use the Input Levels menu. These adjustments serve as a 
calibration process, compensating for differences in sources and cabling to perfect the source image input 
levels and eliminate the “overshoot” and “undershoot”. Input Levels are of limited use with digital signals, but 
do offer some ability to tweak poorly mastered source materials.
Auto Input Level
Keep OFF for virtually all sources (default). Temporarily enter a checkmark only if you are an experienced 
user with an unusual source that needs color temperature and/or input level adjustment. After entering a 
checkmark, wait for the 6 slidebar values to stabilize then delete the checkmark and exit. This compensates for 
incoming out-of-range drives (white) and blacklevels (black) that would cause “crushing” of light and dark 
colors in the image.
Black Levels and Drives
To check your image and adjust these controls:
1. Make sure overall “Contrast” and “Brightness” settings are both set to near 50. 
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2. Check the color temperature setup using an internal grayscale test pattern, making sure to obtain a neutral 
grayscale. 
NOTE: Not required for “Auto” adjustment.
3. Confirm that you are using an analog source not connected to 
INPUT 3 or INPUT 4. Input Levels are not 
applicable for digital sources or sources going through the decoder. A grayscale is recommended.
4. If the blacks and/or whites appear OK, do not adjust input levels. If black levels are too high (and/or whites 
are too low), you likely have a noisy source that is producing skewed input levels. Continue to Step 5.
5. Enable “Auto” in the Input Levels submenu. Wait for all 6 values to stabilize. Alternatively, do not use 
“Auto”—reduce blacklevels manually instead. Change one or more of the six levels as necessary to obtain 
proper blacks and whites. You may want to see only a color while adjusting—use the “Color Enable” 
option.
6. Delete the “Auto” checkmark and leave the Input Levels menu.
Auto Color Enable
When a checkmark is present, selecting a specific blacklevel or drive to adjust will automatically enable the 
corresponding color in the display. Delete the checkmark to see all colors.
FIGURE 3-30 CLAMP LOCATION
Clamp Location 
Brightens the image produced from some high-resolution high-frequency graphic sources. For most sources, the 
best clamp location is automatically selected by the projector. Use the normal Back Porch location if the image is 
either sufficiently bright or overly bright. Select Sync Tip if the image appears unusually dim, if there are 
horizontal streaks across the image, or if there is significant color drift. This moves the clamping pulse from the 
normal back porch location (which is likely too short) to the tip of the horizontal sync pulse. Tri Level is 
typically recommended for an HDTV source where the back porch is also short.
NOTE: Clamp Location is not used for video sources or any RGB source with sync information included on 
the video (e.g., sync-on-green). Use Tri Level instead.
Color Enable
Select which color or colors you want to see in the display, useful while working with color temperature white 
levels or input levels.
NOTES: 1) Input levels apply for the current source only, but for any color temperature used.
2) If color temperature is set up based on the internal test patterns, you can set up input levels for a given 
source to match the color temperature of the internal test patterns.
Peak Detector
 A method for defining individual input levels to improve the accuracy of input levels set by the Auto Input 
level function. Enabling the Peak Detector activates an operating mode for detecting only pixels that are 
considered black or white, all other levels are displayed as a mid-level gray. Using a smooth grayscale pattern 
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input drives until both black and white edges are just visible and distinguished from neighboring pixels. 
Images from this source will then display correct blacks and whites without “crushing”.
Adjusting Input Levels Using the Peak Detector
1. Display a 16 level grayscale test pattern from the external source. Enter a checkmark in the Peak Detector 
checkbox. 
NOTE: The “Peak Detector” will initially render the grayscale as a uniform gray field before adjustment.
2. Use Color Enable to select and display one primary color.
3. Adjust the current color’s “Blacklevel” slidebar until a single band of black appears at one edge of the 
screen. This band represents the first band of the grayscale pattern, which is 100% black. Do not adjust too 
far.
4. With the same color still active, adjust the “Input Drive” slidebar until a single band of color appears at the 
opposite edge of the screen. This band represents the last band of the grayscale pattern, which is 100% 
white (or the current color, if a color is enabled). Do not adjust too far.
5. Check the black band and adjust the blacklevel slidebar if necessary. Blacklevel and Input Drive 
adjustments are related, so you need fine tune them until both bands are optimized.
6. Repeat Steps 2-5 with the other two remaining primary colors. When each primary color shows one 
optimized black band and white (or colored) band, the input levels for this source are correctly set. Upon 
exiting the Input Levels menu, the Peak Detector checkbox will clear.
3.7.10  Advanced Image Settings — Submenu
Gamma Table
Use this option to apply a gamma table or “curve”, controlling the intensity of midlevel colors while 
maintaining maximum contrast, brightness and color performance. Select an appropriate gamma curve for the 
incoming signal. Select “Simple” for most incoming signals, to apply a true 100% linear power curve. Select 
“Graphics” to apply a simple power curve for graphics sources and “Video” to apply a curve with a linear 
segment near black to compensate for increased blacklevels typical of video signals.
FIGURE 3-31 ADJUSTING INPUT LEVELS USING THE PEAK DETECTOR 
						

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FIGURE 3-32 GAMMA TABLE OPTIONS
FIGURE 3-33 SELECT COLOR OPTIONS
Select Color Adjustment
Choose an overall color performance for all images. The “Max Drives” drives all 3 colors at their maximum 
level so that they are on and cannot be changed. 
SD Video and HD Video apply a color gamut optimized for standard or high-definition video sources. 
Alternatively, you can specify a color temperature, which enables the Color Temperature slidebar and applies 
its current setting (default = 6500K). 
If none of the pre-defined “Select Color Adjustment” options or color temperatures suits your application, 
select one of 4 color gamuts previously defined by a user (User 1, 2, 3, 4). A “User” option applies a 
customized color performance in which the user has set the hue and intensity of each color component in the 
Color Adjustment by X/Y or Color Saturation submenus. This is often used with multiple-projector 
applications. Select the color adjustment producing the best color accuracy for your application and 
installation. 
NOTE: User 1 is the default setting for all sources and test patterns.
To configure a “User” color adjustment (gamut), use either the Color Adjustment by X/Y or the Color 
Saturation submenu located in the Configuration menu under Geometry and Color.
NOTES: 1) “Color Temperature” defaults to 6500K until changed. All 4 “User” options default to Max 
Drives values unless redefined by the user.
2) White Boost automatically turns OFF when a setting other than Max Drives is selected – you will notice an 
immediate dimming of the display. (White Boost not available on RPMSP-D180U model.) 
3) Factory-measured color primaries, for consistent color gamut from projector-to-projector, can be changed 
only in the Service menu.To recover factory settings select Factory Defaults in the Service menu (password-
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Color Temperature
Adjust to apply a specific and accurate color temperature to all displays. Color temperatures are expressed in 
degrees Kelvin (3200-9300K), and utilize different combinations of the projector’s original native color 
primaries to produce a “coloration” or cast in images. The lower the temperature the more reddish the cast; the 
higher the temperature, the more bluish the cast. The slidebar is enabled only if you have a source connected 
and have selected “Color Temperature” in the “Select Color Adjustment” drop-down list in the Advanced 
Image Settings menu.
White Boost
 A source dependent setting that enables you to recapture some of the lost light from the transition between 
color wheel segments and the white segment as it’s spinning. White Boost defaults to ‘0’ (OFF). For NTSC, 
HDTV, PAL and SECAM signals a White Boost no higher than 2 is recommended. For graphic signals any 
values can be used. As you increase the white boost setting the image becomes brighter and a little less 
saturated. 
NOTES: 1) White Boost is disabled (grayed out in menu) when you enable Brightness Uniformity, Edge 
Blending or select a color adjustment (Select Color Adjustment) other than “Max Drives”.
2) White Boost can also be adjusted specifically for internal test patterns. After switching back to a source, the 
White Boost settings will reset to the value set for that source.
Frame Delay
Set the interval of delay between the input signal and its appearance on screen. For applications such as 
simulation, where the feeling of “real time” image response is a priority, a minimum setting is usually 
preferable.
NOTE: If frame delay is set too low it can cause frame tears.
Motion Filter
Useful for smoothing out moving images from interlaced sources. Normally, the Motion Filter setting is 
automatically determined according to the type of incoming source signal. If the source is jittery or tearing you 
can override the default to make sure of stable processing for this source. Select the applicable motion filter:
1.
AUTO: The projector will automatically use the correct motion filter according to the incoming signal.
2.
STILL: For static images with no motion, such as graphics from a CD.
3.
MOTION: For video images that did not originate from film, or for moving computer-generated images.
4.
FILM: For video images that originated from film. This will optimize image quality and stability.
Film mode Threshold
 Determines how sensitively the projector can detect if an incoming video signal originated from film or not.
Detail Threshold
 Defines at what frequency level the “Detail” control will begin to magnify high frequencies, which adds 
details back into the image. Raise the threshold to ignore more of these high frequencies, and lower the 
threshold to magnify more of these frequencies. A setting of “0”, for example, means no noise will be ignored 
and all will be magnified. An ideal detail threshold is one in which high frequencies that are causing objection-
able noise are not magnified when using “Detail”, but frequencies which can help sharpen an overly-soft image 
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4 Advanced Configuration and Controls
The Configuration menu provides access to diagnostics and calibration tools and the Service submenu 
(password-protected). Use the Configuration menu to define general operating parameters and communica-
tions with other projectors and equipment, and to access other advanced processing and image adjustments 
affecting overall performance. 
Settings in the Configuration menu (and its submenus) are typically “global” settings applied regardless of the 
type of source you are using. This characteristic is identified with the   (globe) icon alongside the option.
NOTE: The Configuration menu is recommended for experienced users/technicians only.
FIGURE 4-1 CONFIGURATION MENU
4.1 Language
Choose from available languages to use in the projector’s menus. The change will take effect immediately.
4.2 Image Orientation
Set the orientation of the image according to the orientation of your projector. If the setting is incorrect, 
projected images will be reversed and/or upside down.
4.3 Fade Time
Set how long (in seconds) it takes to gradually dissolve one image into another for a source switch. Applies to 
seamless switching, PIP is disabled.
4.4 Auto Power-up
Enter a checkmark to enable the projector to automatically power up after losing power due to a power failure 
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4.5 Set Date & Time
Enter/read the current year-month-day and hour-minute-second. Changes here reset the projector’s real-time 
clock.
4.6 Menu Preferences — Submenu
Use the options in this submenu to adjust the appearance, content and/or location of on-screen menus and 
messages.
FIGURE 4-2 MENU PREFERENCES SUBMENU
LARGE MENU FONTCheckmark to enlarge menus and their text. You may have to adjust “Menu 
Location” to accommodate the increased menu area.
MENU LOCATIONUse the pull-down list to choose a pre-defined default or customized location for 
the display of all on-screen menus. 
To create a custom menu location, choose a preset that is closest to the desired 
location. Then adjust “Horizontal Shift” and “Vertical Shift”slidebars to move the 
menu to the desired location. Avoid locations too close to a corner or edge to 
prevent cropping of larger menus.
HORIZONTAL SHIFT AND VERTICAL 
SHIFT Shift your menus as desired, creating a customized menu location.
DISPLAY CHANNEL LISTCheckmark to see a scroll channel list when you press   from your 
presentation. Channels marked with a list icon   in the Channel Setup menu will 
appear here. The “Display Channel List” option also enables on-screen feedback 
when using the   key. To hide the channel list and input dialog box while 
switching channels and sources during a presentation, clear the checkbox.
NOTE: 
The Channel List and input dialog box cannot be hidden during 
use of the menus.
DISPLAY SLIDEBARS Enter a checkmark to superimpose a small slidebar over the current image 
whenever an adjustable parameter is selected directly with a key such as  or
 
. 
If “Display Slidebars” is unchecked, these slidebars can still be accessed, but will 
be hidden during adjustment. This option does not affect slidebars in menus.
Channel
In p u t
Co ntra st
Br i g h t