Runco Vx 1000ci Projector User Manual

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TINT(also known as hue) is essentially the ratio of red to green in the color portion of the image. 
If TINT is decreased, the image will appear redder, and increasing it will cause the image to appear
greener. To set TINT properly, look at the color bar pattern through a blue filter (or mute the red and
green outputs). Adjust TINT until the middle two tall color bars match the middle short color bars 
(see color bar drawing).
COLOR
(also known as saturation) increases or decreases the amount of color...

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SHARPNESSadjusts the amount of high-frequency detail in the image. This can be adjusted to the
preference of the user. Keep in mind that when SHARPNESS is decreased, fine details in the image
will become soft; when it is increased, fine details will become sharper but will also make the picture
appear noisy if adjusted too high.
LUMA
ENHANCE*acts as an edge enhancement, especially around black to white transitions in the
image. Essentially, this has the same characteristics as sharpness but affects...

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The Installation menu is where you can adjust the Picture Orientation, Keystone, Lamp Output, and
even check the age of the lamp in the Projector.
When the Controlleris turned on for the first time, the INSTALLATION item will not appear in the
main menu. To enable the INSTALLATION menu, there are two options:
1) With the processor ON and no menus on-screen, simultaneously press the ENTER, UPand LEFT
buttons (you do not need to hold them down). Release the three buttons and press MENU, ensure...

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System Reset
In the event that your Controllerappears to have a software problem, or adjustments have been
made so far out of range that the image is no longer on-screen or discernable, you can reset it back
to factory values. This sets ALL settings back to factory values, so any adjustments made previously
will be lost.
T
o reset your VX-1000ci Controller, follow this procedure:
•Turn off the MAIN POWER switch on the back of the processor
•Hold down the DOWN ARROW button, and turn the MAIN POWER...

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The Quick Menu allows you to make adjustments to the displayed image without having to go
through the standard menu.
The Quick Menu allows the adjustment of Brightness, Contrast, Color, Tint, Sharpness, Image
Shift, Color Temperature and 9 point Color Balance with any of the three standard inputs
(Composite, S-Video, Component) or Component HD. In RGB HD or DVI, only Brightness,
Contrast, Shift, Color Temperature and 9 point Color Balance are available.
To use the quick menu, press ENTER on the front...

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To adjust TINT, press the up or down arrows. Once the adjustment has been completed or no adjust-
ment was needed, press ENTER to display the next mode of the Quick Menu, which is SHARPNESS
(except the RGB, Computer and DVI inputs).
Quick Menu: TINT
Press arrows or enter...
Quick Menu: SHARPNESS
Press arrows 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...

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Basic Troubleshooting Tips
The following is a basic troubleshooting guide that can assist you in resolving typical problems may
result in normal operation. If you have encountered problems that are not listed in this guide, please
contact your Runco dealer for assistance.
The Projector does not turn on
after initial installation. The
Power LED on the front of the
Controller stays yellow after the
power button is pressed.
The Projector and Controller
are both on, but there is no
video image on-screen....

The image appears too
washed out, or the darkest
areas of the image appear too
bright.
The colors of the image
appear abnormal
The image appears keystoned
(trapezoidal).
The Projector will not turn on,
and the power LED on the
front of the Controller is
blinking red.
The Projector will not turn
back on after it was powered-
down, or the image disap-
pears during operation.· Brightness is set too high.
· The DVD player may be set
for too high of a brightness
level.
· The Red, Green and/or Blue
outputs of...

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RS-232 Communications
Baud rate:9600 (fixed)
Bits:8
No Parity
All protocol in ASCII format
RS-232 input connector pin numbers:TxD= Pin# 2, RxD= Pin# 3, GnD= Pin# 5
Command format (single command):command value (i.e. brightness 30).
NO
TE:A space (not an underscore) or comma may be used between the command and its value.
Command string format:command,command value, command etc.
(i.e. COMPOSITE,BRIGHTNESS 30,ANAMORPHIC,)
NO
TE:In between commands, a comma must be used; a comma or space may be used in...

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COMMAND PARAMETER(min/max)Value stored? DESCRIPTION
ON NA NA Turns PFP Controller on
OFF NA NA Turns PFP Controller off
COMPOSITE NA YES Selects the Composite video 
input 
SVIDEO NA YES Selects the S-Video input
COMPONENT NA YES Selects the Component input
HDRGB NA YES Selects the RGB HD input
HDCOMPONENT NA YES Selects the Component HD input
DVI NA YES Selects the DVI input on the 
Projector
ANAMORPHIC NA YES Selects the anamorphic
aspect ratio
STANDARD NA YES Selects the standard (4:3)
aspect...