Runco Rs 900 Projector User Manual

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Anamorphic Lens 
Installation and 
Adjustment - 
RS-900/CineWide with 
AutoScope or 
RS-900/CineWide 
(McKinley or Rainier II 
Lens)
The RS-900 Anamorphic lens mount kit consists of everything shown in Figure 3-17. 
Some components shipped with your projector may differ slightly from what is shown in 
these instructions. 
Figure 3-17. RS-900 Anamorphic Lens Mounting Assembly - Exploded View
Attaching Lens Mounting Assembly to Lens Motor Carriage Plate or Fixed 
CineWide Base Plate: 
1. Remove the two Yaw/X Adjustment Levers (item #8) from the bottom of the 
Anamorphic Lens Holder (item #5).
2. Place the Anamorphic Lens Holder on top of the AutoScope Carriage Plate or Fixed 
CineWide Base Plate (item #7). Position the bracket so that the long slot at the bottom 
of the lens holder is perpendicular to the corresponding slots on the plate.
3. Secure the Anamorphic Lens Holder to the plate using the Hex Bolts/Washers 
(item
 #6) and Yaw/X Adjustment Levers that you removed in Step 1. 
4. Use the Lens Mounting Screws to attach the Lens Adapter Ring (item #1) to the Pitch 
Adjustment Yoke (item #2); see 
Figure 3-18. (Use the round, threaded holes on the 
yoke.)
5. Use the Height/Y Adjustment T-Screws/Washers (item #3), Pitch Adjustment 
T-Screws/Washers (item
 #4) and T-Nuts (item #9) to attach the Pitch Adjustment 
2
3
4
6
7 85 1
9Pitch Adjustment Yoke for Lens
Height/Y Adjustment
T-Screw and Washer 
(2x) 
T-Screw and 
Washer (2x)Pitch Adjustment 
Anamorphic Lens
Holder 
1/4-20 Hex Bolt (2x)
and Washer (2x)
AutoScope Carriage Plate or 
Fixed CineWide Base Plate Yaw/X Adjustment 
Lever (2x)Lens Adapter Ring and
Mounting Screws (3x)
Pitch Adjustment 
T-Nut (2x)
10Anamorphic Lens
Set Screw 
						

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Yoke and Lens Adapter Ring to the Anamorphic Lens Holder. The Yoke should be 
as close to the primary lens as possible. 
6. Attach the lens to the Lens Adapter Ring by threading it clockwise. 
Figure 3-18. Attaching the Anamorphic Lens to the Lens Ring
Configure Lens Motor Trigger: CineWide with AutoScope maintains constant image 
height independent of the aspect ratio, while using the full display resolution of the 
projector. It accomplishes this by moving the anamorphic lens in front of the primary lens 
when widescreen material is being viewed. When the viewer transitions back to 16:9 or 
4:3 source material, the anamorphic lens moves out of the light path.
To configure the lens motor trigger on the RS-900 for proper AutoScope operation: 
1. Press MENU on the remote control.
2. Select Setup from the Main menu and press ENTER. 
3. Use the number buttons on the remote to enter the Setup menu passcode when 
prompted and press ENTER again. Then, press MENU on the remote control. 
4. Select 12-volt Trigger from the Setup menu. 
5. Set the 12-volt Trigger to “Cinema.” This enables the lens motor to move the 
anamorphic lens into position (in front of the primary lens) when the Cinema or Virtual 
Cinema aspect ratio is selected. 
6. Select the Cinema or Virtual Cinema aspect ratio to move the anamorphic lens into 
position, if it isn’t already. To do this, press CINEMA or VCINE on the RS-900 
remote control (
Figure 2-4). 
Lens threads into ring
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Adjusting the Horizontal (X) Lens Position: 
1. Project a white field on the screen. 
2. Loosen the Yaw/X-Adjustment Levers underneath the lens. 
3. Slowly move the anamorphic lens into place (from right to left or vice versa) so that 
there are no shadows on either side of the screen: 
 
4. When the horizontal position is properly set, tighten the Yaw/X-Adjustment Levers to 
secure the lens in place.
Adjusting the Height (Y): With the white field still on-screen, loosen the 
Height/Y
 Adjustment T-Screws on either side of the lens. Then, slowly move the 
anamorphic lens into place so that there are no shadows on the top or bottom of the 
screen: 
When the height is properly set, tighten the Height Adjustment T-Screws to secure the 
lens in place.
Too Far RightToo Far Left
Correct position
Too HighToo Low
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Adjusting the Pitch (Angle): Next, angle the lens to even out any top-to-bottom 
pincushion distortion. To do this, loosen the Pitch Adjustment T-Screws (directly below 
the Height/Y Adjustment T-Screws) on either side of the lens to allow it to pivot freely. 
Then, adjust the anamorphic lens angle so that the projected image is rectangular: 
The anamorphic lens will almost always be angled with respect to the projector; this is 
normal.
Once the proper lens angle has been set, firmly tighten the Pitch Adjustment T-Screws to 
secure the lens in place. 
Adjusting the Yaw: Loosen the Yaw/X-Adjustment Levers to allow the lens to pivot freely 
from side to side. Then, angle the lens to even out any left-right pincushion distortion: 
There may be some pincushion distortion even after the lens is 
properly adjusted, especially at shorter throw distances. If this is the 
case, Runco recommends that you slightly over-scan the image 
into the screen frame area to mask the distortion. 
Correct Lens Angle
Incorrect Lens Angle
Note
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Once the proper lens angle has been set, firmly tighten the Yaw/X-Adjustment Levers to 
secure the lens in place. 
Geometry: 
1. Input an anamorphic cross-hatch test pattern to the projector.
2. Unscrew the Anamorphic Lens just enough to allow it to rotate freely.
3. Grasp the lens by the center ring and rotate the lens until the image is properly 
anamorphic: 
4. When the image geometry appears correct, tighten the 
Anamorphic Lens Set Screw (item #10) to secure the lens in place. 
(When viewed from the front, the rear opening on the anamorphic 
lens should appear as a tall, narrow oval.)
 
Focus: Finally, rotate the Focus Ring on the anamorphic 
lens to fine-tune the optical focus. 
Wrong PositionCorrect Position
Wrong Position Correct Position
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Anamorphic Lens 
Installation and 
Adjustment - 
RS-900/CineWide 
(Whitney Lens)
The RS-900/CineWide – Whitney lens mount kit consists of everything shown in Figure 
3-19. Some components shipped with your projector may differ slightly from what is 
shown in these instructions. 
Figure 3-19. Standard RS-900 Anamorphic Lens Mounting Assembly - Exploded 
View
1. Use the Pitch Adjustment Screws and Washers (item #6) to attach the Vertical 
Mounting Brackets (item #5) to the Anamorphic Lens (item #1). 
2. Place the lens with the brackets installed on top of (or under, if the projector is 
inverted) the Base Plate (item #2), so that the two threaded posts at the bottom of the 
brackets pass through the corresponding slots on the base plate.
3. Secure the lens assembly to the base plate with the Yaw/Z-Adjustment Knobs and 
Washers (item #4).
 
➤
2   Base Plate
5   Vertical Mounting
     Bracket (2x) 6   Pitch/Y-Adjustment
     Screw, Phillips
     Pan Head, 4-40 x 3/8”
     (4x) and Fender 
     Washer (4x)
4   Yaw/Z-Adjustment
     Knob (2x) and
     Washer (2x)
1    Anamorphic Lens
3   Screw, Phillips
     M6x16mm (2x) and
     1/4” Flat Washer (2x)
     (not shown; secures Base Plate
     to bottom of projector) 
						

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Adjusting the Lens Height (Y): 
1. Project a white field on the screen.
2. Ensure that the four Height (Y) Adjustment Screws are loose enough to allow vertical 
movement of the lens assembly. 
3. Slowly move the anamorphic lens into place so that there are no shadows on the top 
or bottom of the screen: 
4. When the height is properly set, tighten the Height Adjustment Screws to secure the 
lens in place.
To avoid clipping the corners of the image, position the anamorphic 
lens as close as possible to the primary lens. 
Ceiling Mount
Bracket
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Adjusting the Pitch (Angle): Next, angle the lens to even out any top-to-bottom 
pincushion distortion. To do this, loosen the Pitch Adjustment Screws on either side of the 
lens to allow it to pivot freely. Then, adjust the anamorphic lens angle so that the projected 
image is rectangular: 
The anamorphic lens will almost always be angled with respect to the projector; this is 
normal. 
Once the proper lens angle has been set, firmly tighten the Pitch Adjustment Screws to 
secure the lens in place.
Finally, rotate the Focus Ring on the anamorphic lens to 
fine-tune the optical focus. 
There may be some pincushion distortion even after the lens is 
properly adjusted, especially at shorter throw distances. If this is the 
case, Runco recommends that you slightly over-scan the image into 
the screen frame area to mask the distortion. 
Correct Lens Angle
Incorrect Lens Angle
Note
FOCUS 
						

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4.1 
Selecting Video 
Memory
 Press the CUST1 or CUST2 button on the 
remote control to recall settings for the current 
input from the “Custom 1” or “Custom 2” 
memory preset. 
 Press ISF NIGHT to recall settings for the current input from the “ISF Night” memory 
preset. 
 Press ISF DAY to recall settings for the current input from the “ISF Day” memory 
preset. 
4.2 
Selecting an Aspect 
Ratio
Use these buttons to select the appropriate 
aspect ratio for the type of program material being 
viewed. For more information on aspect ratios, 
refer to 
Table 4-1. 
4.3 
Adjusting the Picture
 Press the BRT button on the remote control to 
adjust the image brightness.
 Press CONT to adjust the image contrast.
 Press COL to adjust the image color level.
 Press TINT to adjust the hue of the image.
For more information about these controls, refer to Picture Adjust on page 48. 
4.4 
Selecting An Input 
Source
When you turn on the RS-900, it switches to the 
last selected input and looks for a valid signal. 
Use these buttons on the remote control to select 
an input source directly. 
4. Operation
CUST1           CUST2 ISF
DAY ISF
NIGHT
16 : 9VWIDE
LBOX
4 : 3
CINEMA
VCINE
2
1
BRT
CONT             COL               TINT
VID S-VID COMP1
HDMI
RGB
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4.5 
Using 
Picture-In-Picture (PIP)
For PIP purposes, there are two groups of inputs 
separated by their display modes: 
SD) group: Video and S-Video inputs. 
Graphic (HD) group:  HDMI 1, HDMI 2, 
Component
 1 and Component 2/RGB inputs. 
PIP shows one input from the Graphic group within one input from the Video group, or 
vice versa. 
 Press PIP to enable the PIP function. Press PIP again to turn PIP off. 
 To adjust the size of the PIP window, press PIP+ or PIP-. 
 When PIP is active, press ACT (Active) to display the Main and Secondary source 
menu. 
 
 
To select a main window input source, press  or  to highlight it and press ENTER. 
Then, do the same for the secondary window input source using the , ,  and 
ENTER buttons. When finished, press EXIT.  
 
 
 
 
 
4.6 
Using the On-Screen 
Menus
 Press the MENU button on the remote control to display the Main Menu. To select a 
menu item, use the 
 and  buttons on the remote control to highlight it. Press 
ENTER or  to confirm your selection. 
 Use the arrow buttons to select menu items or change settings. 
 Press EXIT to return to the previous menu. 
 Press MENU to turn off the OSD menu. (When the Main Menu is displayed, pressing 
EXIT also turns off the menu.)
The RS-900 OSD menus are arranged hierarchically, as shown in Figure 4-1. Depending 
on the selected input source and signal characteristics, some menu options may not be 
available. 
FOCUS   LENSZOOM
PIP               ACT              PIP +              PIP -
LENS
PIP
MainSecondary
>VideoVideo
S-VideoS-Video
Component 1>Component 1
Component 2Component 2
HDMI 1HDMI 1
HDMI 2HDMI 2
RGB HDRGB HD