Runco Vx 80d Projector User Manual

23Runco VX-40d/-50d/-60d/-80d Owner’s Operating ManualSection 3: Operation

The projector can be controlled using one of the following keypads:
• Built-in Keypad (located at the back of the projector)
•  Theater Master Infrared (IR) Remote
Although  each  keypad  provides  complete  control  of  the  projector,  they  differ  slightly  in 
their arrangement of keys and in what functions can be accessed directly with a key press 
(as opposed to using the menu system). You may find one keypad more...

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SYSTEM
MENU
GUIDE
EXITINFO
DIS
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MAIN
LENS         FUNCS
SOURC
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Figure 3.3 Theater Master IR Remote Control 

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1.  POWER Button 
  Hold this button down for 1-2 seconds to turn on or off the projector.
2.  FUNCS Button
 
This button brings you to a sub-page in which you can access the pr ojector’s 
internal test patterns, view help text, auto-calibrate the projector and perform 
various other functions.
3.  BACKLIGHT Button
 
  Lights the LCD display and buttons for use in a dark room.
4.  LCD Display
 
  Displays currently-selected LCD...

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Keep in mind the following guidelines:
•   Press keys one at a time; there are no simultaneous key combinations required.
•   Note that two keys, POWER and MUTE, are “press-and hold” keys that do not 
function with a typical quick press-and-release key press.
•   Hold arrow keys down for continuous adjustment/movement in one direction.
•   If you press a key while the projector is still responding to the previous action, 
such...

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LENS (Focus, Zoom and Lens Shift)
Press 
LENS to adjust the image for focus, zoom and horizontal and vertical positioning. 
A small window appears on the screen to indicate the type of adjustment taking place.
•  FCUS ▲ / FCUS ▼: Use the FCUS▲ and/or FCUS▼ keys to improve image 
clarity.
•  LENS ▲ / LENS ▼: Use the LENS
▲ and/or LENS▼ keys to adjust the vertical 
position of the image.
•  ZOOM+ / ZOOM-:  Use the ZOOM+ and/or...

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•  AUTO: 
Select AUTO to initiate an automated process in which the projector 
optimizes critical display parameters for the current source. Table 3.1 lists these 
parameters. An  Auto Setup allows you to quickly get the image “in the ballpark,” 
after which you can (and in most cases, should) perform further calibration. 
Table 3.1 Auto Setup
What an “Auto Setup” Does
OPTIMIZES: SETS TO DEFAULT:
Pixel Tracking
Contrast
Pixel...

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• 
INPT6:  Press INPT6  to display from the Input 6 interface module installed in 
the Option 2 slot.
NOTE: If you have the optional  Dual SD/HD-SDI Module installed and there are two 
inputs  connected  to  it,  the  second  input  is  considered  INPUT  8.  If  you  are  using 
the  built-in  keypad  or  the  remote  keypad,  press  INPUT  6  to  access INPUT  8  as 
follows:
•   While displaying from  Input 6, press INPT6...

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3.3  Navigating the 
Menus
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Enter
Press 
Enter to select a highlighted item, to toggle a checkbox or to accept a parameter 
adjustment and return to the previous menu or image.
Exit
Press  Exit to return to the previous menu.
NOTE: Exit does not save changes within text editing boxes (including number editing of 
a slidebar value) or within pull-down lists. It acts as a “cancel” in these cases.
Directional...

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➤ 
Time-outs
➤ The Global Icon
➤ Help 
NOTES:  
1) If there is no signal present, all source-dependent adjustments are disabled.  
2) After 15 minutes of inactivity, the projector leaves the menu system and returns to 
the presentation.  
3) The Status menu is read-only.
When finished with a function menu, do one of the following:
• Press 
Exit to return to the previous screen.
• Press 
MENU to leave the menu system and return...

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Slidebars  in  menus — The  current  value  for  a  given  parameter, 
such  as  size  or  vertical  stretch,  appears  to  the  left  of  its  slidebar 
icon  (adjustment  window).  This  number  often  expresses  a  percentage,  or  it  may  have 
units associated with it (such as pixels or kelvin), depending on the specific option. Press 
◄ ► 
to gradually adjust the setting up or down—both the number and the length of the...