Vidikron Projector Vision Model 10 User Manual
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Operation Vidikron Vision Model 10/Model 12 Owner’s Operating Manual 31 PREL IMINARY 4.5 Lens Adjustments The Vision 10/12 gives you a great deal of control over the picture size, position and focus. Figure 4-2 shows the location of the focus and zoom controls; Figure 4-3 shows the location of the lens shift controls. Focus/ZoomTo focus the projected image, rotate the focus ring left or right. To make the picture larger (zoom in), rotate the zoom ring to the left, toward the Vidikron logo. To make...
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Operation 32 Vidikron Vision Model 10/Model 12 Owner’s Operating Manual PREL IMINARY Shift To change the projected image position, rotate the vertical and/or horizontal lens shift dials. Figure 4-3. Vertical and Horizontal Lens Shift Controls 4.6 Using the On-Screen Menus To use the on-screen menus: 1. Press MENU to display the Main Menu. 2. To select a menu item, use the up- or down-arrow buttons ( , ) on the remote control to highlight it. 3. Press the right- or left-arrow button ( or ,...
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Operation Vidikron Vision Model 10/Model 12 Owner’s Operating Manual 33 PREL IMINARY Figure 4-4. Vision 10/12 OSD Menu Structure ISF Setting Brightness Contrast Color (not available on DVI or RGB-HD inputs) Tint Sharpness 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Gamma 1.0, 1.5, 1.8, 2.0, 2.2, 2.35, 2.5, 2.8 Color Temp Native, 5,000K, 5,500K, ... 10,000K Picture Setting Custom 1, ISF Day, ISF Night White BalanceR/G/B Gain R/G/B Offset Save Settings Lamp Timer Reset ICC AdjustStandard, NTSC, HDTV, PAL Intensity, Saturation, Hue...
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Operation 34 Vidikron Vision Model 10/Model 12 Owner’s Operating Manual PREL IMINARY Main Menu The Main Menu is the starting point for accessing all projector functions. (The ISF Setting menu is grayed out and not accessible until you enter a passcode.) Source Select From the Main Menu, select Source select to choose a video signal source. The active source is indicated by a green square (Q) to its left; in the example at left, Video is the active source. Aspect Ratio To change the aspect ratio (size...
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Operation Vidikron Vision Model 10/Model 12 Owner’s Operating Manual 35 PREL IMINARY Table 4-1. Aspect Ratio Settings Aspect Ratio Remote Control Key Description Anamorphic (16/9)ANASelect Anamorphic to view 16:9 DVDs and HDTV programs in their native aspect ratio. 4:3 images are stretched horizontally to fit a 16:9 screen. Standard (4/3)4X3Standard 4:3 scales the input signal to fit in the center of the 16:9 screen. 4:3 is the aspect ratio used by computer monitors, standard television...
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Operation 36 Vidikron Vision Model 10/Model 12 Owner’s Operating Manual PREL IMINARY Picture AdjustUse the controls in the Picture Adjust menu to calibrate your Vision 10/12 for optimum picture quality. The Vision 10/12 has been designed to incorporate setup and calibration standards established by the Imaging Science Foundation (ISF). The ISF has developed carefully crafted, industry-recognized standards for optimal video performance and has implemented a training program for technicians and...
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Operation Vidikron Vision Model 10/Model 12 Owner’s Operating Manual 37 PREL IMINARY Connect your test pattern source to the input that you are calibrating and proceed as follows. Perform the adjustments in the order listed here. Brightness: On your external test pattern source, select a PLUGE pattern. (PLUGE is an acronym for “Picture Line-Up Generation Equipment.”) Figure 4-5 shows a typical PLUGE pattern. Figure 4-5. Typical PLUGE Pattern for Adjusting Brightness PLUGE patterns vary but generally...
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Operation 38 Vidikron Vision Model 10/Model 12 Owner’s Operating Manual PREL IMINARY Contrast: On your external test pattern source, select a stepped, gray-bar pattern like the one shown in Figure 4-6. Figure 4-6. Typical Gray Bar Pattern for Adjusting Contrast Select Contrast from the Picture Adjust menu. Using the left- and right-arrow ( ) buttons, adjust the contrast to a point just below which the white rectangle starts to increase in size. Color Saturation: On your external test pattern...
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Operation Vidikron Vision Model 10/Model 12 Owner’s Operating Manual 39 PREL IMINARY Select Color from the Picture Adjust menu. 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 “hue” is essentially the ratio of red to green in the color portion of the image. When tint is decreased, the image appears redder; when it is increased the image appears greener....
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Operation 40 Vidikron Vision Model 10/Model 12 Owner’s Operating Manual PREL IMINARY 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 4-8. Adjust as needed, looking for white edges around the transitions from black to gray and different sized lines in the “sweep” patterns at the top and bottom. Lower the...