Vidikron Projector Vision Model 12 User Manual

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 
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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...