Vidikron Projector Vision Model 50 User Manual

							
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Using the Menus•  Press MENU to open or close the on-screen 
menu.
•  Use the arrow buttons ( ▲,◄,▼,►) to select 
menu items or make adjustments.
•  Press ENTER or ► to enter the setting of items 
in the menu, or press  EXIT to leave and save 
the setting of items in the menu.
For more information on settings, See “On-
Screen Display Menus” on page 33.
Basic Operation
Selecting the Input 
Source
PIP / PBP Function
•  When you turn on the projector, it searches 
for the input source you selected last time.
•  You may select the input source directly on 
the remote control.
•  For PIP (Picture In Picture) and PBP (Picture 
By Picture) purposes, there are two groups 
of inputs separated by their display modes: 
 
Video  group: Video, S-Video and Component 
Y/CB/CR inputs.
  G ra p h i c   ( H D)   gro u p:  H D M I   a n d   R G B/
Component HD inputs.
•  PIP / PBP shows one input from the Graphic 
group within or beside one input from the 
Video group.
•  Press  PBP to enable the PBP function. Press 
PBP again to switch the screens left to right. 
Press  PBP again to turn PBP off.
•  Press  ACTIVE to switch to the active window. 
You can only change the input signal settings 
in the active window.
•  Press  PIP  to  enable  the  PIP  func tion. 
Press PIP again to switch the main window. 
Press PIP again to turn PIP off.
•  Press  PIP+ or PIP-  to adjust the size of the 
PIP window.
•  Adjust the position of the PIP window with  the arrow buttons ( ▲,◄,▼,►). 
						

							
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Turning off the Power
Basic Operation•  Press OFF to turn off the projector.
•  The  POWER LED will blink green and the 
fans will speed up for a quick cool-down. The 
projector will not respond to any command 
for 90 seconds.
•  The  POWER LED will light solid orange once 
the cooling down cycle has completed.
•  The fans will run for three minutes to cool.
•  You can turn the projector back on after 
approximately two minutes. 
						

							
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Vision Model 50
Picture AdjustImage Option
Projector Status InstallationService
ISF Calibration
On-Screen Display Menus
Using the MenuThis unit is equipped with an on-screen display 
(OSD) menu for making adjustments and changing 
settings. There are five menu languages; see 
the Language setting under “Installation” on 
page 40.
•  Press  MENU to turn on/off the OSD menu.
  NOTE: If the Main Menu is displayed, you can also press 
EXIT to turn it off.
•  Use the arrow buttons ( ▲,◄,▼,►) to select items in the menu or to make various 
adjustments.
•  Press ENTER to select an item to change, or press  EXIT to return to the previous 
menu.
When the  MENU button is pressed, the Main Menu (shown below) appears on the screen. 
Use the ▲ or ▼ button to move to an item, then press  ENTER to select it. The menus are 
described more fully in the following sections.Main Menu
Picture Adjust:  brightness, contrast, color 
level, tint, sharpness, color temperature 
and color select
Image Options:  input selection, aspect 
ratio, SD (480i) enhance, video filter, HD/
RGB adjust, blue enable, save/load saved 
settings
Projector Status:  load default settings (no 
confirm), sleep timer, lamp power, lamp 
hours
Installation:  OSD language, image 
orientation, keystone correction, OSD 
position, OSD timer, PIP/PBP setup, 
background color
Service:  white balance, gamma selection, 
ICC adjust, image over-scan, video black 
level, aperture control, image shift, 
amplitude, fan control, lamp timer reset, 
RS-232 baud rate, change IR remote code
ISF Calibration:  picture adjust, white balance, 
gamma selection, aper ture control, blue 
enable, save ISF settings, splash screen timer, 
ISF splash screen enable 
						

							
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On-Screen Display Menus
Picture Quality 
AdjustmentsVision Model 50
Picture AdjustImage Option
Projector Status InstallationService
ISF Calibration
Brightness
 
Contrast
Color
 
Tint
Sharpness 
Picture Adjust
Brightness   26
Contrast 
  15
Color 
  31
Tint  
  14
Sharpness 
  2
Color Temp. 
  2
Color Select  NTSC
To access basic picture quality adjustments, press  MENU, select  Picture Adjust  and press 
ENTER. The picture quality sub-menu then appears (see above).
To adjust a setting, highlight it with the ▲ or ▼ button and use the ◄ or ► buttons to 
change the setting. When finished, press  EXIT. 
Select  Brightness  to adjust the black level of the projected image (0 = minimum;  
60 = maximum). 
Select Contrast  to adjust the white level of the projected image (0 = minimum;  
32 = maximum). 
Select Color to adjust the color level (saturation) of the projected image (0 = minimum;  
64 = maximum).
Select  Tint to adjust the hue of the projected image (0 = minimum; 30 = maximum).
Select  Sharpness  to adjust the sharpness of the projected image (-14 = minimum; 
+20 = maximum). This setting has no effect if the Video Filter is set to 0 (refer to the next 
section, Image Option ).  
						

							
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The Vision Model 50 has six memory settings for Color Temperature. Four of these settings 
are factory set to default as follows:
 0 -- Original lamp color temperature
 1 -- 5400 kelvins
 2 -- 6500 kelvins
 3 -- 8500 kelvins
 4 -- Custom
 5 -- Custom
Custom 4 and 5 memory are installer-adjustable and can be used to create custom settings. 
There are nine adjustable “white balance” parameters available for the Custom 4 and 5 
settings (three each for red, green and blue). These are described later in this section; 
refer to “Service.”
NOTE: You must enter a passcode in order to enter the Service menu. 
Choose  Color Select  from the Picture Adjust menu to select the color space that is 
appropriate for the source signal, to achieve optimal color balance.
If you select NTSC, HDT V or PAL, you can make further adjustments to individual color 
characteristics in the  ICC Adjust sub-menu under the  Service menu, described later in 
this section. ( The Standard color select is factory-set and not adjustable.)
  On-Screen Display Menus

Color Select
Color Temperature 
						

							
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Image OptionsVision Model 50
Picture AdjustImage Option
Projector Status InstallationService
ISF Calibration
Active Image Area
Ac tive 
Image Area
Active Image Area
Image Option
Input Select
Aspect Ratio SD EnhanceVideo Filter
HD/RGB Adjust Blue Enable
Save Settings
Load Saved Settings
To access additional image settings, press  MENU, then press the ▲ or ▼ arrows to highlight 
Image Option  and press ENTER. The Image Option sub-menu then appears (see above).
To select a source signal, highlight  Input Select, press ENTER and select Video, S-Video, 
Component 1, Component 2, RGB-HD or HDMI. Then, press  ENTER to confirm. 
To change the aspect ratio (size and shape) of the projected image, select  Aspect Ratio 
from the Image Option menu and press ENTER. There are six aspect ratios available that 
can be selected for video signal inputs:
On-Screen Display Menus
Input Select
Aspect Ratio
 
• Anamorphic
The image is compressed ver tically, 
but anamorphic software will appear 
properly  propor tioned. This  is  best 
suited for use with 16:9 DVDs and HDT V 
programming.
• Standard (4/3)
The input signal is scaled to fit in the 
center of the 16:9 screen. • Letterbox
The  image  in  the  Letter box  mode  is 
stretched vertically, and the top and bottom 
portion ‘blanked off ’. This ratio is best suited 
for LaserDisc movies or non-anamorphic 
DVDs.
• IntelliWide
A 4:3 image is transformed into a 16x9 
image. 
						

							
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On-Screen Display Menus
• Cinema
The  image  in  the  Letterbox  mode  is 
enlarged to a 16x9 image and the upper 
and lower portions are compressed.
• Cinema Fill
A 2.35 image is stretched vertically in both 
directions to fill a 16:9 image.
SD Enhance
H Enhance   0
V Enhance 
  0
C Enhance 
  64
H Threshold 
  10
V Threshold 
  10
C Threshold 
  10
 SD EnhanceThe SD Enhance menu gives you options for improving 
the quality of standard-definition, 480i images. (For 
480p and higher-definition images, the controls in 
this menu are disabled.) Keep in mind that these 
controls add frequencies that are not present in the 
original signal, and may make images appear “noisy” 
if misused. 
H Enhance/V Enhance:  These controls can improve 
the apparent horizontal and/or vertical resolution 
of the image. 
C (Chroma) Enhance: This control adds chroma (color 
information) to the input signal and can make colors 
appear more vibrant and saturated. 
H Threshold/V Threshold/C Threshold:  Set these to +11 or higher to activate the 
enhancement controls described above. Generally, the higher the threshold, the more 
noticeable the enhancements you make will be. 
The Video  Filter   setting  controls  the  behavior  of  the  Sharpness  control. The 
available settings depend on the ver tical resolution of the input signal, as follows: 
• With a 480i signal , you can apply the sharpness control to either the input signal (1), 
the output signal (2), both (3) or neither (0).
• With a 480p or higher-resolution signal,  the sharpness control is applied only to the 
output signal and only when you set the Sharpness filter to “on” (1).
Video Filter 
						

							
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Press ENTER  to display the  HD/RGB Adjust  menu. Use these 
settings to fine -tune 480p and higher-resolution signals for 
optimum picture quality.
• Auto:  To adjust the phase, frequenc y and position 
automatically, highlight “YES?” and press  ENTER.  
•  Freq.:  Adjusts the frequency of the signal.
• Phase:  Adjusts the phase of the input signal (similar to 
tracking on a VCR).
•  H. Pos.:  Adjusts the horizontal position of the image.
•  V. Pos.:  Adjusts the vertical position of the image.
NOTE: To adjust the image position with a 480i source, use the Image Shift controls in the Service 
menu, described on page 41.
Press the ▲  or  ▼ arrow buttons to turn on or off the  Blue Enable feature. Blue Enable 
removes all red and green color information from the image, and is useful for color-
calibrating the projector or other video components. 
Once the desired adjustments have been made, select  Save Settings to save these settings 
into the “Custom 1” memory location.
To recall stored custom image quality settings, select  Load Saved Settings and choose 
“Custom 1,” “ISF Night” or “ISF Day.”
On-Screen Display Menus
HD/RGB Adjust 
Blue Enable
Save Settings 
Load Saved Settings
 
HD/RGB Adjust
Auto Adj.         YES?
Freq.           0
Phase       +10
H.Pos.           0
V.Pos.           0 
						

							
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On-Screen Display Menus
Projector StatusVision Model 50
Picture AdjustImage Option
Projector Status InstallationService
ISF Calibration
 Default
Sleep Timer
Lamp Hours
Projector Status
Default     Load
Sleep Timer        30 Minutes
Lamp Power    200 W
Lamp Hours    +8 Hours
        0 Minutes
To load default settings, configure the sleep timer or adjust the lamp, press  MENU, then 
press the ▲ or  ▼ arrows to highlight  Projector Status and press ENTER. The Projector 
Status sub-menu will then appear (see above). Press  EXIT to return to the previous menu 
or press  MENU to close all menus.
To restore the default image settings for the current input source ONLY, press the ▲ or  ▼ 
arrow buttons to highlight “Load,” then press  ENTER. 
The Sleep Timer automatically puts the projector into standby mode after the amount of 
time you specify here. (A warning appears on-screen one minute before this is to occur.) 
Press the ◄  or  ► arrows to set the timer for anywhere from 10 minutes to 3 hours, in 10-
minute increments. To disable the Sleep Timer, set it to 0. 
Select  Lamp Power  from the Set Up  MENU to adjust the lamp output level. You can choose 
to run the lamp as bright as possible (250W; this is the default setting) or you can choose 
the lower (200W ) setting. Generally, lower lamp output can prolong the life of the lamp, 
but decreases brightness. 
Lamp Hours  indicates how long the currently-installed lamp has been in service. ( This 
part of the menu is read-only.)
Lamp Power 
						

							
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On-Screen Display Menus
InstallationVision Model 50
Picture AdjustImage Option
Projector Status InstallationService
ISF Calibration
Language

Picture Configuration
Keystone
Installation
Language
Picture Configuration Keystone
OSD Position OSD Timer
PIP/PBP Setup
Background Color
To access the Installation menu, press  MENU, then press the ▲ or  ▼ arrows to highlight 
Installation  and press ENTER. The Installation sub-menu will then appear (see above). 
Press EXIT to return to the previous menu or press  MENU to close all menus.
NOTE: When you change a setting in the Installation menu, the change takes effect immediately; 
you do not need to press 
ENTER afterwards. (Press EXIT to return to the previous menu or MENU 
to exit.)
Press the ▲  or  ▼ arrows to select from the available  Languages: English, French, Spanish, 
German and Italian.
Press the ▲ or  ▼ arrows to select the projector ’s  Picture Configuration. The projector 
can be installed on a ceiling or in a rear-screen configuration with one or more mirrors. 
There are four settings: Floor Front, Ceiling Front, Floor Rear and Ceiling Rear.
To correct distortion resulting from the angle of the projection, select  Keystone and use 
the 
◄  or  ► arrows to make the image rectangular.
NOTE: Vidikron recommends that the keystone feature not be used unless absolutely necessary, as 
it may cause artifacts in the image.
Press the 
◄ or  ► arrows to adjust the horizontal and vertical position of the OSD. 
Press the ◄ or  ► arrows to set the OSD Timer. This timer controls how long the menus 
remain on-screen after selecting them. Select from 0 to 60 seconds, in 3-second increments. 
When you set the OSD to 0, the menus remain on-screen until you hide them by pressing 
MENU.
OSD Timer
OSD Position