Runco Dr 300 Projector User Manual

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Operation: DR-300 Projector
MENU TREE
The menu system of your DR-300 is comprised of three sections- the MAIN menu, the SUB MENUS
and the adjustable ITEMS. Please note that not all items will work for all types of inputs; items in 
italicsare for service personnel only. Items in BOLDwill not function when the input signal is RGB.
The menu tree below is the Advanced Menu, which is enabled simply by highlighting To Advanced
Menu on the main menu and pressing Enter.
Main Menu
Aspect Ratio
Source Select...

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ASPECT RATIO
ASPECT RATIO allows you to shape the image properly, and is dependent on the type of source you
are using. For example, most DVDs are recorded in Anamorphic, and Laser disc movies were almost
all letterbox. 4:3 is the standard aspect ratio that is used today; all standard televisions are in this
shape as are standard broadcast transmissions. HDTV is always anamorphic.
Lets take a look at what aspect ratios are all about…
An aspect ratio is simply the ratio of the height vs. the width of...

The way we create a widescreen (or LETTERBOX) aspect ratio is to take a full 4:3 image, then blank
(or cut off) the top and bottom so the displayed image is in a widescreen format. For movies recorded
in letterbox, there would be no information above and below the screen anyways, so were not losing
any of the picture. However, if you were to watch standard television broadcast this way, you would
lose some information (see next drawing).
As you can see, our screen in this example is a 1.85:1 ratio.  The...

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SOURCE SELECT
There are two options for selecting a source. You may either press one of the source buttons on the
remote, or by pressing MENU and highlighting SOURCE SELECT. When the SOURCE SELECT
menu appears, highlight the desired source and press either the right arrow or the ENTER button.
The RGB input will also accept component. For example, you could input a progressive DVD or HDTV
component signal into this port (using a VGA-RGB cable). If using component, only the red, green
and blue cables...

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PICTUREADJUSTMENTS
CONTRAST:Increases the white level of the image. This should normally be set approximately mid-
range. If this is increased too high, you may notice blooming, where the brightest areas of the image
may bloom together causing a loss of definition in bright scenes. If contrast is set too low, the picture
will be less bright and dull.
BRIGHTNESS:Increases the black level of the image. If this is set too high, the image will appear
washed-out, where there are no real blacks in the...

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IMAGE OPTIONS
The image options menu is where you can adjust various aspects of the image, including KEY-
STONE, SHIFT, etc. These functions are described below.
KEYSTONE: Corrects the trapezoidal distortion that results from projecting at an angle:
Main Menu
Aspect Ratio
Source Select
Picture
Image Options
Color Management
Projector Options
Tools
Help
Keystone
Lamp Mode
Shift/Blanking
Clock/Phase
Noise Reduction
Resolution
Video Filter
Factory Default
A correctly adjusted imageAn image with...

SHIFT / BLANKING
The SHIFTand BLANKINGfunctions allow you to properly size and blank (or Crop) the image to fit
the screen properly.
SHIFTallows you to make minor adjustments to the position of the image horizontally or vertically. For
coarse adjustments in which the image can be located at the top, center or bottom of the device,
please refer to Projector Options, pages 17 and 18.
BLANKINGallows you to cut off part of the image to fit the screen properly. For example, if you have
a 1.85 screen you may...

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COLOR MANAGEMENT
The COLOR MANAGEMENT menu allows you to make changes that affect the quality and overall
color balance of the image. Three types of adjustments area available and are described below.
GAMMA CORRECTION
changes the overall tracking of the grey scale. It not only affects the color
of the grey scale, but the apparent black levels as well.
Three levels are available:
Normal: Raises the black level and changes the flesh tones slightly towards the green; better for use
in a lighted room....

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PROJECTOR OPTIONS
The projector options menu allows you to make adjustments to a number of projector functions. The
MENU options allow you to make adjustments to the on-screen menu such as display time, menu
items, etc.
MENU OPTIONS
There are two pages of the menu options menu. On PAGE 1,the following adjustments can be made:
MENU MODEsets the menu to either ADVANCED or BASIC/CUSTOM full time. In other words, if you
set this for Advanced, every time you access the menu it will always be in the...

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SETUP OPTIONS
The SETUP portion of the PROJECTOR OPTIONS menu controls various global aspects of the pro-
jectors functions. This menu contains five pages, and are described below:
On 
PAGE 1, the following may be adjusted:
ORIENTATIONchanges the image orientation. The image can be set for DESKTOP FRONT
(floor/front), CEILING REAR, DESKTOP REAR and CEILING FRONT.
16:9 POSITIONis a coarse shift adjustment that allows a 16:9 image to be displayed on either the
CENTER (default), TOP or BOTTOM of the...