Runco Rs 900 Projector User Manual

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Figure 4-1. RS-900 OSD Menu Structure
Setup
Lamp Power 170W or 200W
Lamp Hours View / Reset
Fan ModeNormal, Hi. Altitude or 
ManualSpeed (if Manual mode is 
selected)
Background Color Black, Blue or Gray
PIP On / Off
RVR 0, 1, 2 ... 19
12-volt Trigger Normal or Cinema
V. Correction 0 ... 3
AmplitudeHorizontal
0 ... 3
Vertical
Auto Off 5, 10 ... 30 or Off
Default Yes / No
ISF
Picture Memory
ISF Night, ISF Day, 
Custom 1 or Custom 2
Copy...

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Main MenuThe Main Menu is the starting point for accessing all projector functions. 
(The Set Up and ISF Calibration menus are hidden and not accessible until you enter a 
passcode.)
Source SelectChoose Source Select from the Main Menu to switch video sources. 
The active source is indicated by an arrow to its left; in this example, Video is the active 
source. To select a different source, use the 
 or  button to highlight it and press...

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Picture Memory: For each input, the RS-900 lets you store picture quality settings as 
presets that you can recall at a later time. You can create up to four presets per input and 
resolution, to accommodate changing lighting conditions or viewer preferences. 
To select a picture memory preset, highlight Picture Memory in the Picture Adjust menu 
and press . Then, press  or  to select “Custom 1,” “Custom 2,” “ISF Night” or 
“ISF Day.” When...

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Select Brightness from the Picture Adjust menu and press ENTER. Adjust the level so 
that:
 The darkest black bars disappear into the background. 
 The dark gray areas are barely visible.
 The lighter gray areas are clearly visible.
 The white areas are a comfortable level of true white.
 The image contains only black, gray and white (no color).
Contrast: On your external test pattern source, select a stepped, gray-bar pattern like the 
one...

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Color: On your external test pattern source, select a color bar pattern like the one shown 
in 
Figure 4-4. 
Figure 4-4. Typical Color Bar Pattern for Adjusting Color Saturation and Tint
Select Color from the Picture Adjust menu and press ENTER. While looking at the color 
bar pattern through a blue filter, adjust the color saturation level until the outermost (gray 
and blue) color bars appear to be a single shade of blue: 
Tint: Tint or...

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Sharpness: “Sharpness” is the amount of high-frequency detail in the image. To adjust 
sharpness, select Sharpness from the Picture Adjust menu and press ENTER. On your 
external test pattern source, select a pattern like the one shown in Figure 4-5. Adjust as 
needed, looking for white edges around the transitions from black to gray and 
differently-sized lines in the “sweep” patterns at the top and bottom. Lower the sharpness 
setting to...

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Reset to Defaults: To reset all picture quality settings for the current input to their 
factory-default values, select 
Reset to Defaults from the Picture Adjust menu. 
Aspect RatioTo change the aspect ratio (size and shape) of the projected image, select Aspect Ratio 
from the Main Menu and press ENTER. Select the appropriate aspect ratio for your 
screen size and the type of program material being viewed, then press ENTER; refer to...

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VirtualWideVWIDEVirtualWide scales a 4:3 
image NON-linearly (more 
on the sides than in the 
center) to fit a 16:9 screen. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
On a 2.35:1 screen, the 
image is centered between 
black bars on either side. 
CinemaCINEMASelect Cinema to view 2.35 
source material in its native 
aspect ratio.
With a 16:9 screen and a 
non-CineWide projector (no 
anamorphic lens), the upper 
and lower portions of the 
screen are masked, but the...

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InstallationTo access the Installation adjustments, press MENU, then press the  or  button to 
highlight Installation and press ENTER. The Installation sub-menu appears. Press EXIT to 
return to the previous menu or press MENU to close all menus. 
Language: Press the  or  button to select from the available languages: English, 
French, Spanish, German and Italian. 
Orientation: Press the  or  button to change the orientation of the...

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GeoCorrection: Projector placement and other factors can cause geometric distortion in 
the projected image. To correct this, select 
GeoCorrection from the Installation menu. This 
sub-menu provides the following options:
V. Keystone/H. Keystone: To correct distortion resulting from the angle of projection, 
select 
V. Keystone or H. Keystone from the GeoCorrection menu and use the  or  
button to make the image rectangular. See Figure 4-6....