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Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual iii PREL I MINA R Y TWO YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY For Projectors, Video Processors and Controllers Congratulations on your purchase of a Planar video product and welcome to the Planar family! With proper installation, setup and care, you should en joy many years of unparalleled vi deo performance. This is a L[...]

iv Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual PREL I MINA R Y Planar limits its obli gations under any implied warranties under state laws to a period not to exceed the warranty period. There are no express warranties. Planar al so ex cludes any obligation on it s part for incidental or consequential damages related to t he failure of this pr oduc[...]

Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual v PREL I MINA R Y To locate the name and address of the nearest Planar Au thorized Service Center, or for additional in formation about this Limited Warrant y, please call or write: Planar Systems, Inc. 1195 NW Compton Drive Beaverton, OR 97006-1992 Ph: (503) 748-5799 Fax: (503) 682-9441 Toll Free: (866) [...]

vi Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual PREL I MINA R Y Thank you for your purchase of this quality Planar prod uct! For best perform ance, please read this manual carefully as it is your guide through the menus and operation. 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not [...]

Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual vii PREL I MINA R Y 18. Do not operate lamps beyon d the rated lamp life. Excessive operation of lamps beyond rated life could cause them to explode in rare occasions. 19. Never look directly into th e lens wh en the lamp is on. Manufacturer’s Name: Planar Systems, Inc. Manufacturer’s Address: 1195 NW[...]

viii Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual PREL I MINA R Y The Technical Construct ion file required by this Directiv e is maintained at the corporate headquarters of Planar Systems, Inc., 1195 N W Compton Drive, Beaverton, OR 97006. Date of Declaration: February 2008 NOTE: This equipment has b een tested and found to comp ly with the l imits[...]

Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual ix 1. Table of Contents PREL I MINA R Y TWO YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY ............. ........... .............. .............. .............. ........... ......... iii Important Safety Instructions ............ .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. ..... vi Compliance Infor[...]

x Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual PREL I MINA R Y Mounting the PD7170 ................................... ................................... ........................ 23 Floor Mounting (Upright) ............................... ................................... ................. 23 Ceiling Mounting (Inverted) ..... ....................[...]

Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual xi PREL I MINA R Y 6. Serial Communications ............... .............. .............. .............. ........... .............. ....... 69 RS-232 Connection and Port Configur ation ............ ................................... ..........69 Serial Command Syntax ......... ...........................[...]

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Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual xiii 1. List Of Figures PREL I MINA R Y 2-1. PD7170 Front/Side View ............................... ............................ ................................. 5 2-2. PD7170 Rear/Bottom/Top View ............ ................................... ............................ .....7 2-3. PD7170 Rear Panel [...]

List Of Figures xiv Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual PREL I MINA R Y 4-16. PD7170 Service Menu ................................. ................................... ........................ 62 7-1. PD7170 Dimensions ................................ ................................... ............................... 82[...]

Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual 1 PREL I MINA R Y 1.1 About This Manual This Owner’s Manual describes how to inst all, set up and operate the Planar PD7170 Home Theater Pr ojector. Throughout this manu al, the Planar PD7 170 Home Theate r Projector is referred to as the “PD7170.” Target Audience Planar has prepared this manual to [...]

Introduction 2 Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual PREL I MINA R Y Graphic Conventions: These symbols appear in numerous places th roughout the manual, to emphasize points that you must keep in mind to avoid problems with your equipment or injury: 1.2 Using This Manual Use the following ta ble to locate the spe cific information you n eed i[...]

Introduction Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual 3 PREL I MINA R Y 1.3 Description, Features and Benefits The Planar PD7170 has been engineered for the top quali ty picture performance and in stallation flexibilit y heretofore associated w ith projectors costing far more. The PD7170 high-definition, 1 280 x 720 nati ve resolution, three-chi[...]

Introduction 4 Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual PREL I MINA R Y Parts List Your PD7170 is shipped with the following it ems. If any items are missi ng or damaged, please cont act your Planar dealer or Planar Customer Servi ce at (866) PLANAR1 (7 52-6271). • PD7170 Home Theater Projector with stan dard Z100 Lens (1.82:1 – 2.28:1 throw[...]

Controls and Functions Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual 5 PREL I MINA R Y 2.1 PD7170 at a Glance Figure 2-1 and Figure 2-2 sh ow the key PD7170 components. Figure 2-1. PD7170 Front/Side View • TOP IR SENSOR Receives infrared signals fr om the remote control unit. • SYSTEM KEY PAD Provides an alternat ive to using the re mote control [...]

Controls and Functions 6 Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual PREL I MINA R Y ENTER ( ) Press to select a highlighted menu it em or confirm a changed setting. When no menu is present on- screen, press ENTER to access the motorized lens focus control. Press ENTER again to access the motorized len s zoom control. Press ENTER yet again to acces[...]

Controls and Functions Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual 7 PREL I MINA R Y Figure 2-2. PD7170 Rear/Bottom/Top View 1. PLANAR LOGO BADGE 2. REAR COVE R Remove to access connectors. 3. LAMP MODULE COVER Remove this cover to acce ss the lamp compartment. 4. CABLE OPENING Pass cables through this opening. 5. CEILING MOUNT HOLES Use these to a[...]

Controls and Functions 8 Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual PREL I MINA R Y 2.2 PD7170 Rear Panel Figure 2-3 shows the PD7170 rear panel. Figure 2-3. PD7170 Rear Panel 1. HDMI 1 (Digital) HDMI 2 (Digital) HDCP-compliant digital video inputs for connecting an HDMI or DVI source. 2. POWER INPUT (100 to 240 VAC) Connect the PD7170 to power he[...]

Controls and Functions Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual 9 PREL I MINA R Y 7. S-VIDEO A standard S-Video input for connec ting a DVD player, satellite receiver or Super VHS (S-VHS) VCR. 8. IR INPUT Wired input fr om a Niles- or Xantech-compatib le, infrared (IR) repe ater system. 9. TRIGGER 2 (3.5-mm, mini phono jack) Provides 12 (+/- 1.5[...]

Controls and Functions 10 Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual PREL I MINA R Y 1. ON Use this button to turn the projector on. 2. OFF Use this button to turn the projector off. 3. Source Selection Buttons (1-5): Press to select a video source. By de fault, these buttons are assigned as follows: 1 = HDMI 1; 2 = HDMI 2; 3 = Component 1; 4 = S-[...]

Controls and Functions Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual 11 PREL I MINA R Y 8. Picture Adjustment Buttons: Contrast Press to adjust white level. Brightness Press to adjust black level. Sharpness (SHARP) Press to adjust sharpness. Gamma (GAMMA) Press to select a gamma curve. Overscan (OS) Press to select an overscan mode. Noise Reduction ([...]

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Installation Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual 13 PREL I MINA R Y 3.1 Remote Control To install batteries in th e remote control: 1. Slide the batt ery compartmen t cover in the dire ction of the arrow to remove it. 2. Install two AA batteries with th e correct pola rity. 3. Replace the cover. Notes on Batteries • Make sure th at the ba[...]

Installation 14 Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual PREL I MINA R Y • The projector’s front IR receiver h as a range of approximately 40 feet (12.19 meters); the top IR receiver has a range of approximately 20 feet (6.10 meters). Figure 3-1 shows t he receptio n angles of t he front and top IR receivers. Figure 3-1. IR Reception Angles [...]

Installation Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual 15 PREL I MINA R Y 3.2 Quick Setup Table 3-1 gives a quick overview of the PD 7170 installation process. The sections following this one pr ovide detailed in structions. Installation sh ould be perf ormed by a qu alified custom video installati on specialist. Table 3-1. In stallation Overview[...]

Installation 16 Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual PREL I MINA R Y 3.3 Installation Considerations Proper installation of your projector will e nsure the quality of you r display. Whether you are installin g a projector te mporarily or permanently, you should take the following in to account to ensu re your projector performs optimally. In[...]

Installation Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual 17 PREL I MINA R Y Ambient Light In general, minim ize or eliminate ligh t so urces directed at the screen. Contrast ratio in your images w ill be noticeably reduced if light direct ly strikes the scr een, such as when a shaft of light from a wind ow or floodlight falls on the image. Images m[...]

Installation 18 Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual PREL I MINA R Y Table 3-3 lists th e available lens option s for the PD7170 and their ass ociated throw ratios. Vertical and Horizontal Position Proper placement of the proj ector relative to the screen will yield a rectangular, perfectly-centered image that complet ely fills the screen. I[...]

Installation Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual 19 PREL I MINA R Y Vertical and Horizontal Lens Shift You can use th e lens shift controls on th e projector to center the image on the screen. Lens shift is genera lly expressed as a percentage of the screen height or width, as shown in Figure 3-4 and Figure 3-5 . Figure 3-4. Vertical Lens S[...]

Installation 20 Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual PREL I MINA R Y Vertical Lens Shift: The PD7170 provides up to 65% of vertical lens shift up or down. For example, with a 100 x 56 inch (1 .78:1) screen, you can shift the image up to 36.40 inches (0.92 meters) above or belo w the screen center. Horizontal Lens Shift: The PD7170 provides u[...]

Installation Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual 21 PREL I MINA R Y 3.4 Lens Replacement The PD7170 is shipped with the standard (1.82 – 2.28) projectio n lens pre-installed. If your inst allation requires a differen t lens, proceed as follows to remove the standard lens and re place it with the required one. 1. Using a Phillips screw dri[...]

Installation 22 Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual PREL I MINA R Y 5. Press and hold the lens releas e button. Then, gras p the lens by the front and rota te it counterclockwise until it stops (approximate ly 30 degrees). 6. Pull the lens straig ht out to remov e it. 7. Remove the tri m ring attac hed to the motor hou sing on the lens you [...]

Installation Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual 23 PREL I MINA R Y 3.5 Mounting the PD7170 There are several methods for mounting the projector. Depending on your chosen installation, one method may be more suitable than another. Floor Mounting (Upright) In typical front an d rear screen installations, th e projector can be mounted to a se[...]

Installation 24 Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual PREL I MINA R Y Connector Panel Access Using a flat-blade sc rewdriver, loosen the four screws hold ing the rear compartment cover in place. Then, remove the rear compartment cover by tilting it upwa rd. ➤    [...]

Installation Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual 25 PREL I MINA R Y Connecting Source Components to the PD7170 Connect your video sources to the PD 7170 as shown and described in the sections th at follow. HDMI/DVI Connections: See Figure 3-7. Figure 3-7. HDMI/DVI Source Connections Use the HDMI inputs whenever possible. Th is ensures the h[...]

Installation 26 Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual PREL I MINA R Y RGB Connections: Connect your personal computer or other RGB source to the RGB input. Optionally, if th e source outputs RGB with composite sync, conn ect the green, blue and red outputs to the Y, Pb and Pr terminal s on the COMPONENT 1/SCART input and the syn c output to t[...]

Installation Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual 27 PREL I MINA R Y Component Video Connections: Connect your componen t video sources to the COMPONENT 1/SCART, COMPONENT 2 or RGB inputs as shown in Figure 3-9 . Figure 3-9. Component Video Connections Y Pb Pr Y Pb Pr DTV Set-Top Box or Other Component (YPbPr) Source[...]

Installation 28 Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual PREL I MINA R Y Composite/S-Video Connectio ns: Connect your Composite and S-Video sources to the PD7170 as shown in Figure 3-10 . Figure 3-10. Composite and S-Video Conn ections DVD Player, VCR, Satellite Receiver, Laser Disc etc.[...]

Installation Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual 29 PREL I MINA R Y RS-232 Controller Connection Connect a PC or home theater control/a utomation system ( if present) to the RS-232 port on the PD7170; see Figure 3-11 . Use a standard, 9-pin serial cable, wired straight-through. For more information about using this conn ection, refer to Ser[...]

Installation 30 Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual PREL I MINA R Y Connecting 12-Volt Trigger Output to External Theater Equipment If your home theater cont ains a retractab le screen, screen mask or other 12-volt trigger-activated equipment, connec t it to the 12-volt trigger output (s) as shown in Figure 3-12 . Figure 3-12. 12-Volt Trigg[...]

Installation Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual 31 PREL I MINA R Y Connecting to AC Power The PD7170 ships with various types of AC power cords. Choose the one that is appropriate to your locale. Plug the female end of the power cord in to the AC receptacle on the rear of the projector (AC 100V ~ 240V); see Figure 2-3 . Then, connect the o[...]

Installation 32 Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual PREL I MINA R Y Installing the Optional Stray Light Shield: For installations that req uire significant vert ical lens shift (50% or more of the screen height), a lens shie ld is provided with the PD7170 th at minimizes stray light around the image. The light shield attaches to threads at [...]

Installation Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual 33 PREL I MINA R Y 3.10 Adjusting the Picture Orientation If the PD7170 is installed behi nd the screen, you must change the picture orientation to match the installa tion method. To do th is, press MENU on the remote control. Then, select System from the M ain Menu. Rear Projec tion If the p[...]

Installation 34 Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual PREL I MINA R Y Notes:[...]

Operation Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual 35 PREL I MINA R Y 4.1 Selecting Video Memory Press M1, M2 or M3 to recall settings from a memory preset. Then, pr ess ENTER to confirm your selection. O r, to cancel the ope ration, press to select Cancel and press ENTER . You can assign each of thes e three buttons to any of four memory preset[...]

Operation 36 Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual PREL I MINA R Y 4.4 Using Picture-In-Picture (PIP) For PIP purposes, there are three groups of inputs separated by their display modes: • Video (SD) group: Video, S-Video and SCART inputs. • Graphic (HD) group: Compo nent 1, Component 2 and RGB inputs. • Digital Video group: HDMI 1 and [...]

Operation Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual 37 PREL I MINA R Y 4.5 Using the On-Screen Menus 1. Press the MENU button on the remote control or system keypad to display the Main Menu. 2. There are six menus. Press or to select a sub-men u. 3. Press or to select a sub-menu item. 4. For each sub-menu item, the currently- selected valu e appe[...]

Operation 38 Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual PREL I MINA R Y Figure 4-1. PD7170 OSD Menu Structure Main Aspect Ratio 16:9, 4:3, Letterbox, 4 :3 Narrow or Native Memory Recall Memory Save Settings Save ISF Brightness 0 ... 50* ... 100 Contrast Color Saturation Color Tint Sharpness Sharpness Sharpness Mode (Simple or Advanced) Horizontal [...]

Operation Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual 39 PREL I MINA R Y Main The PD7170 Main Menu, show n in Figure 4-2, provides access to the most commonly-used projector functions. Figure 4-2. PD7170 Main Menu 1. For best results, Plan ar recommends th at you set DynamicBlac k to Off before adjusting Brightness , Contrast and other image qualit[...]

Operation 40 Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual PREL I MINA R Y Aspect Ratio: To change the aspect ratio (siz e and shape) of the projected image, press or to high light Aspect Ratio . Use the or buttons to select the appropriate aspect rati o for your screen size, installed len s configuration and the type of program materi al being viewe[...]

Operation Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual 41 PREL I MINA R Y Letterbox Letterbox mode scales (zooms in on) a 4:3 image linearly (by the same amount on all sides) to fill a 16:9 display, cropping t he top and bottom of the image. 16:9 4:3 4:3 Narrow 4:3 Narrow linearly scales the source active image horizontally, so that a 4:3 source has[...]

Operation 42 Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual PREL I MINA R Y Native Select Native to display the source signal in its native resolution, centered in the display area with no re-sizing or overscan. With SDTV and EDTV sources, the PD7170 scales the image horizontally to achieve a 16:9 aspect ratio. 16:9 4:3 Table 4-2. Aspect Ratio Setting[...]

Operation Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual 43 PREL I MINA R Y Memory: Select Memor y from the Main menu, then press ENTER to recall image quality settings pre viously saved, o r to save changed sett ings in any of four memory locations. • Recall Memory: Select Recall Memory from th e Memory menu to recall saved image qu ality settings.[...]

Operation 44 Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual PREL I MINA R Y Brightness: On your external test pattern source, select a PLUGE pattern. (PLUGE is an acronym for “Pictur e Line-Up Gene ration Equipmen t.”) Figure 4-3 shows a typical PLUGE patte rn. Figure 4-3. Typical PLUGE Pattern for Adjusting Brightness PLUGE patterns vary but gene[...]

Operation Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual 45 PREL I MINA R Y Color Saturation: To adjust the overall color in tensity, select Color Satu ration from the Main menu . Decrease this setting if colors are overly satur ated; increase it if colors appear muted or washe d out. Color Tint: Tint or “hue” is th e ratio of red to green in the [...]

Operation 46 Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual PREL I MINA R Y • Sharpness Mode: Sharpness Mode allows or prev ents a ccess to th e detailed sharpness controls in this menu. In most cases, Simple mode provides a sufficient level of control t o produce the best picture from the most popular sources. In Simple mode, only the Sharpness (to[...]

Operation Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual 47 PREL I MINA R Y Overscan: Some television progr ams are pr oduced base d on the assumption that older television sets may not display the outer edges of the broadcast picture area. Overscan effective ly hides these in active, outer edges of the image. Choose one of the following: • Off: Thi[...]

Operation 48 Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual PREL I MINA R Y Source Select: To select a video source, press or to highlight Source Select, then press ENTER . This displays the Source Select sub-menu, shown in Figure 4-7 . The default sou rce selection is HDMI 1 . All sources that are not available per the source enable function (refer t[...]

Operation Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual 49 PREL I MINA R Y Advanced Use the controls in the Advanced menu , shown in Figure 4-8, to perform advanced image adjustmen ts. Figure 4-8. PD7170 Advanced Menu Color Space: Select Color Space from the Adva nced menu to choose the color space of the source signal for HD MI, RGB, and component c[...]

Operation 50 Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual PREL I MINA R Y • RGB-Video uses RGB color space and sets black at 16,16,16 RGB and white at 235,235,235, assuming an 8-bit image, to c orrespond to the lumi nance values defined in digital component standards. Video Standard: Select Video Standard from th e Advanced menu to specify the col[...]

Operation Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual 51 PREL I MINA R Y DLP Frame Rate: Select DLP Frame Rate from the Advanced menu to choose the output frame rate. You can have the PD7170 automatica lly determine the optimum frame rate, or you can force it to use a specific frame rate. •T h e d e f a u l t s e t t i n g , Auto , frame locks to[...]

Operation 52 Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual PREL I MINA R Y DynamicBlack: Select DynamicBlack from the Advanced menu to enable ( On ) or disable ( Off ) the DynamicBlack actuator in the opti cal engine. DynamicBlack uses a dynamic iris that modulat es light to the DMD based on th e actual content of the video material. Pl anar recommen[...]

Operation Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual 53 PREL I MINA R Y •O f f s e t : Use the Offset controls in t he RGB Adjust sub-menu to correct color imbalances in the dark areas of the imag e. A good way to do this is to use a test pattern consis ting mostly of dark gray areas, such as a 30 IRE “window” pattern. If the gray areas cont[...]

Operation 54 Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual PREL I MINA R Y For best results, use a good test pattern such as a smooth gray consisting of a clear pattern of black and whit e pixels, or a similar “hal f on, half off” graphic image. Adjust the slidebar u ntil the imag e stabilizes and each pixe l is clearly defined. You may notice th[...]

Operation Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual 55 PREL I MINA R Y System Use the controls in the System menu, show n in Figure 4-11, to adjust the lamp, change the display orientation and perform other, common installation tasks. Figure 4-11. PD7170 System Menu[...]

Operation 56 Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual PREL I MINA R Y Source Enable: To enable or disable selectio n of a source, choose Source Enable from the System menu and press ENTER . This displays th e Source Enable sub-menu, shown in Figure 4-12 . Figure 4-12. Source Enable Sub-Menu • HDMI 1/HDMI 2: Enables or disables the HDMI 1 and H[...]

Operation Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual 57 PREL I MINA R Y PIP Position: To change the position of the PI P image, choose PIP Position fr om the System menu; see Figure 4-13 . Choose one of the following: • Top Left: This places the PIP sourc e into a 427x240 designated image area at the top left of the screen. •T o p R i g h t : [...]

Operation 58 Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual PREL I MINA R Y Figure 4-14. PIP Split-Scree n Mode Menu Position: Select Menu Posit ion from the System m enu to chang e the OSD menu position. The def ault setting is “ “ (top left). Translucent Menu: Select Translucent Menu from the System menu to a djust the degree of translucence (s [...]

Operation Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual 59 PREL I MINA R Y Logo Display: This controls whether or not the Planar logo appears during startup. Power On Chime: This controls the audible c hime at startup. Control Select Control f rom the Main Menu to set var ious options related to contro l of the projector. Figure 4-15. PD7170 Control [...]

Operation 60 Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual PREL I MINA R Y Trigger 1: Select Trigger 1 from the Control menu to specify when the Trigger 1 port outputs 12 volts. There is a three-second delay before activation to p revent operation while select ing an aspect ratio. • Lamp causes the port to output 1 2 volts whenever the lamp is on. [...]

Operation Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual 61 PREL I MINA R Y Language Select Language fro m the Main Me nu to change th e OSD Language. The PD7170 can display the menus in Englis h, French, Germ an, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Traditional Ch inese, Simplified Chin ese, Japanese, Korean, Portu guese or Russian. Press or to select a langua[...]

Operation 62 Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual PREL I MINA R Y Service Access the Service Menu, shown in Figure 4-16, to view inform ation that uniquely identifies your projector and indicate s its current operational status: • Model Name • Unit Serial Number • Software Version • Active/PIP Source • Pixel Clock • Signal Format[...]

Operation Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual 63 PREL I MINA R Y Lamp Hour Reset: When you replace the projector lamp (refer to Lamp Replacement on page 65 ), you should also reset the lamp hou r counter. To do this, select Lamp Hour Reset from the Service menu, then press ENTER . Press ENTER again to confirm the reset. Or, to cancel the op[...]

Operation 64 Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual PREL I MINA R Y To turn test patterns off, press any key other than or on the remote control unit or built-in k eypad. Altitude: Select Altitude from the Service Me nu to control t he operation of th e projector’s cooling fan. In most cases, th e default setting ( Auto ) will maintain the c[...]

Maintenance and Troubleshooting Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual 65 PREL I MINA R Y 5.1 Lamp Replacement The lamp should be replaced when it reaches the end of its life (typically between 2000 and 2500 hours depending on the Lamp Power setting), or sooner if a noticeable degradati on in brightness occurs. Contact your Planar dealer to ob[...]

Maintenance and Troubleshooting 66 Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual PREL I MINA R Y 5.2 Troubleshooting Tips Table 5-1 provides some general guidelin es for troubleshootin g problems you may encounter wi th the PD7170. If the suggested solu tions fail to resolve the problem or if you encounter an issue not described here, please cont act[...]

Maintenance and Troubleshooting Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual 67 PREL I MINA R Y Colors in the image are swapped; for example, reds appear blu e or vice versa. • The Red/Pr, Gre en/Y or Blue/Pb outputs from the source are connected to the wrong inputs on the PD7170. • Ensure that the source outputs are connected to the correct PD7[...]

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Serial Communic ations Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual 69 PREL I MINA R Y 6.1 RS-232 Connection and Port Configuration To interface the PD7170 with a home th eater auto mation/con trol syst em or a PC running terminal emulation s oftware: 1. Connect it to your control system or PC as shown in Figure 3-11 . 2. Start a termin al session o[...]

Serial Communications 70 Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual PREL I MINA R Y Table 6-1 lists the serial comma nd key names and IR codes. Table 6-1. Serial Command Key Names and IR Codes RS232 Keyname Remote Button IR Code Description Set 1 Set 2 pow.on 0x01 0xB7 Turn power on. src.sw (none) 0x02 0xB8 Switch to the next source. pow.off 0x09 [...]

Serial Communic ations Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual 71 PREL I MINA R Y gam.brig (none ) 0x89 0xC9 Switch to Bright Room gamma. gam.pc (none) 0x8A 0xCA Switch to PC gamm a. src.1 0x8B 0xCB Switch the active source to source 1. src.2 0x8C 0xCC Switch the active source to source 2. src.3 0x8D 0xCD Switch the active source to source 3. s[...]

Serial Communications 72 Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual PREL I MINA R Y Operations Commands Operations commands allow more flexible and direct control of the projector. The syntax for operat ions commands i s as follows: op <operation> <command>[CR] (Precede <operation> and <command> with a space .) The command [...]

Serial Communic ations Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual 73 PREL I MINA R Y Table 6-2 lists the valid op erations commands. For all but Execute functions, the response from the projector is the comm and and “= <value>” where <value> is the current value or “NA” if the value is not available. For Execute functi ons the [...]

Serial Communications 74 Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual PREL I MINA R Y save.isf = 0 = ISF Day 1 = ISF Night bright = ? + - 0 - 200 contrast = ? + - 0 - 200 saturat = ? + - 0 - 200 tint = ? + - 0 - 200 sharp.simple = ? + - 0 - 200 sharp.mode = ? 0 = Simple 1 = Advanced horiz.sharp = ? + - 0 - 200 vert.sharp = ? + - 0 - 200 diag.sharp =[...]

Serial Communic ations Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual 75 PREL I MINA R Y source.sel = ? 0 = HDMI 1 1 = HDMI 2 2 = RGB 3 = YPrPb 1 4 = YPrPb 2 5 = S-Video 6 = Video 7 = SCART pip.select = ? 0 = Off 1 = HDMI 1 2 = HDMI 2 3 = RGB 4 = YPrPb 1 5 = YPrPb 2 6 = S-Video 7 = Video 8 = SCART resync (execute) color.space = ? 0 = Auto 1 = REC709 2[...]

Serial Communications 76 Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual PREL I MINA R Y dblack = ? 0 = Off 1 = On focus + - zoom + - vert.offset + - horiz.offset + - red.off = ? + - 0-200 green.off = ? + - 0-200 blue.off = ? + - 0-200 red.gain = ? + - 0-200 green.gain = ? + - 0-200 blue.gain = ? + - 0-200 vert.pos = ? + - 0-200 horiz.pos = ? + - 0-200[...]

Serial Communic ations Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual 77 PREL I MINA R Y blank.screen = ? 0 = Black 1 = Blue 2 = White 3 = Logo auto.pow.off = ? 0 = Off 1 = On auto.pow.on = ? 0 = Off 1 = On rear.proj = ? 0 = Off 1 = On ceil.mode = ? 0 = Off 1 = On 2 = Auto logo.disp = ? 0 = Off 1 = On power.chime = ? 0 = Off 1 = On 1.key 2.key 3.key 4[...]

Serial Communications 78 Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual PREL I MINA R Y act.source pip.source ? 0 = HDMI 1 1 = HDMI 2 2 = RGB 3 = YPrPb 1 4 = YPrPb 2 5 = S-video 6 = Video 7 = SCART h.refresh ? <number> kHz v.refresh ? <number> Hz pixel.clock ? <number> MHz signal ? <string> lamp.hours ? <number> total.hou[...]

Specifications Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual 79 PREL I MINA R Y 7.1 PD7170 Specifications Table 7-1 lists t he PD7170 sp ecifications. 7. Specifications Table 7-1. PD7170 Specifications Signal Compatibility Video Support: HDMI and DVI with HDCP for digital video, Component and RGB HDTV (1080p, 1080i, 720p), Component and RGB EDTV (576[...]

Specifications 80 Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual PREL I MINA R Y Performance Microdisplay: Texas Instruments DLP® 1280x720 DMD (x 3) Native Resolution: 1280 x 720 (921,600 pixels) Aspect Ratios: Native (Pixel-to-Pixel) , 16:9, Letterbox, 4:3, 4:3 Narrow, Letterbox (Anamorphic lens compatible) Projection Lens (Standard): F/3.5, 25.5~32[...]

Specifications Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual 81 PREL I MINA R Y General Dimensions: 25.3" (643mm) L x 20.4" (519mm) W x 8.9" (225mm) H (see Figure 7-1 ) Weight (without lens): 40.8 lbs. (18.50 kg) Operating Temperature: 50°F to 95°F (10°C to 35°C) Operating Altitude: Sea Level - 10,000 feet (3,048m) Operating Humidi[...]

Specifications 82 Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual PREL I MINA R Y 7.2 PD7170 Dimensions Figure 7-1 shows the PD7170 dimensions, in millimeters. Figure 7-1. PD7170 Dimensions 225 519 643 125 150 193 145 160 80 M4x12mm MAX. (4x) LENS 100 12.80[...]

Specifications Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual 83 PREL I MINA R Y 7.3 Supported Timings Table 7-2 lists the signal types supp or ted by each input on the PD7170. Table 7-2. Supported Signal Timings by Input Format Resolution Refresh Rate (Hz) Horizontal Frequency (kHz) Pixel Frequency (MHz) Supported? ( √ = Yes, – = No) RGB Componen[...]

Specifications 84 Planar PD7170 Installation/Operation Manual PREL I MINA R Y 1080/50p 1920x1080 50.00 56.250 148.500 √ √ √ – 1080/60p 1920x1080 59.94/60.00 67.433/67.500 148.350/148.500 √ √ √ – NTSC 3.58 – 59.94/60.00 15.734/15.750 3.580 – – – √ NTSC 4.43 – 59.94/60.00 15.734/15.750 4.430 – – – √ PAL-B/G – 50.[...]

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