Runco Vx 80d Projector User Manual

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Use  the 
Configuration   menu  to 
define general operating parameters 
and communications with other 
projectors and equipment, and to 
access other advanced processing 
and image adjustments affecting 
overall performance. In addition, the 
Configuration menu provides access 
to diagnostic and calibration tools, 
as well as the  Ser vice submenu 
(password protected).
Keep in mind that settings in the  Configuration menu (and...

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Menu Preferences — 
SUBMENU
Use  the  options  in  this  submenu 
to  adjust  the  appearance,  content 
and/or location of on-screen menus 
and messages.
LARGE  MENU  FONT  —  Enter  a 
checkmark  to  enlarge  menus  and 
their text. You may have to adjust “Menu Location” to accommodate the increased menu 
area.
MENU LOCATION — Use the pull-down list to choose a pre-defined default or customized 
location for the display of...

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Settings  in  the  Communications  submenu  define  and  control  how  single  or  multiple 
projectors are can link with each other and with a controlling device.
Baud Rates
The baud rate setting determines the speed of communication to and from the 
projector on the RS232 or RS422 links. The maximum rate for either standard is 
115200. The default baud rate for use with the DHD Controller is 115200. If this is 
changed,...

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Ethernet Settings (SUBMENU)
This menu is reserved for future use.
Backlight
Toggle the built-in keypad lighting on/off.
Front IR / Back IR
As needed for your application, set to “on” so that the front and/or rear IR sensor 
locations on the projector responds to the IR keypad. Set to “off” to disable.
To disable 
both IR sensors, you cannot use the IR remote keypad to select the second 
OFF setting. This safeguard prevents...

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In the 
Configuration  menu, select 
the Geometry and Color  submenu 
when you need to modify overall 
color performance and/or image 
geometry for all sources.
Test Pattern
Choose the desired internal test pattern or select OFF to turn off a test pattern. 
Alternatively, use the  TESTP key for cycling through test patterns.
Vertical Keystone
Use to correct a keystoned image shape in which both sides of your image are 
inclined...

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Edge Blending — SUBMENU
The Edge Blending submenu provides a range of controls for smoothing together 
the overlapping bright edges of multiple adjacent projected images to create a single 
larger “seamless” image.
Color Adjustments by X/Y, and Color Saturation — SUBMENUS
NOTES: 1) For defining or changing a User 1, 2, 3, or 4 color performance or “gamut”. 
Sometimes known as Comprehensive Color Adjustment™. 2) Factory-measured...

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COLOR ADJUSTMENT BY X,Y: 
Use this submenu if you want to 
alter, add or copy a color gamut 
(i.e., “color adjustment”). Controls 
in this menu define the precise hue 
of each primary color component 
(red, green, blue, and white) used 
to generate the millions of colors 
produced  in  displays.  The  x/y 
coordinates for each color define 
its location on the standard CIE 
chromaticity  graph  (see  Figure 
3.16)—changing...

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COLOR  SATURATION:  Use  this 
submenu if you do not have specific 
color  coordinates  in  mind  and  will 
simply  judge  color  performance 
by  eye  (or  meter).  Like  the 
Color 
Adjustment  by  X,Y  submenu,  each 
color  control  actually  defines  new 
x/y  coordinates  for  that  color  and 
changes its hue — it is just a different 
interface.
Adjust the hue of each primary color 
(red, green, blue, and white) by...

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Color Enable
Select  which  color  or  colors  you  want  to  see.  This  is  useful  while  working  with  color 
temperature, input levels or other special setup parameters. 
Odd Pixel Adjustment 
NOTES: Factory-set and rarely required by user. 
When using certain RGB sources, you may need to adjust the normal gain or offset 
of odd pixels in relation to even pixels. This will smooth out very narrow (1-pixel wide) 
“checks” or...

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Reserved
No function.
Peak Detector
The “Peak Detector” is fast method of defining individual input levels, and can improve 
the accuracy of input levels set by the Auto Input Level function. Enabling the “Peak 
Detector” activates a special operating mode for detecting 
only pixels that are 
considered black or white — all other levels are displayed as a mid-level gray. When 
used with a 16-step grayscale pattern in which the...