Runco PL-50XA manual

O WNER ’ S O PERATING M ANUAL PL-50XA PL-61DHD Flat Panel Plasma Display Monitor with and Digital High Definition TM Controller with Vivix II TM Technology TM[...]

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Runco PlasmaWall Owner’ s Operating Manual iii PRE L IMINAR Y THREE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY For Plasma Displays Congratulation s on your pu rchase of a Ru nco video product and welcome to the Runco fam ily! We believe Ru nco produ ces “The World’s Fine st Home Thea ter Products.” With proper installa tion, setup and care, you s hould enjoy ma[...]

iv Runco PlasmaWall Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y CAUTION: THIS LIMITED WARRANTY ONLY COVERS RUNCO PRODUCTS PURCHASED FROM RUNCO AUTHORIZED DEALERS. ALL OTHER PRODUCTS ARE SPECIFICALL Y EXCLUDED FROM COVERAGE UNDER THIS LIMITED WARRANTY. MOREOVER, DAMAGE RESULTIN G DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FROM IMPROPER INSTALLATION OR SETUP IS SPECIFICAL[...]

Runco PlasmaWall Owner’s Operating Manua l v PRE L IMINAR Y To locate th e name and address of th e nearest Runc o Authorized Se rvice Center, o r for additiona l information ab out this Limited Warran ty, please call or w rite: RUNCO INTERNA TIONAL, INC. Attn: Customer Service Dep artment 2900 Faber St reet Union City , CA 94587 Ph: (510) 324-77[...]

vi Runco PlasmaWall Owner’s Operating Manua l PRE L IMINAR Y Thank you for your purchase of this quality Runco product! It has been desig ned to provide you with the quality of video that i s expected in a home the ater. This manu al is your guide through the m enus and ope ration. For the best perf ormance, ple ase read it caref ully and keep it[...]

Runco PlasmaWall Owner’s Operating Manual vii 1 Table of Contents PRE L IMINAR Y THREE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY ............... ................ ................ ................ .............. iii Safety Preca utions .................... ............. ................ ............. ................ ............. .............. vi 1. Introduction ..[...]

Table of Contents viii Runco PlasmaWall Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Connections t o the PlasmaWall and DHD Controller ................... ................ ................ 20 Connecting th e PlasmaWall to the DHD C ontroller ... ................ ................ ............. 20 Connecting So urce Compone nts to the DHD C ontroller ..[...]

Runco PlasmaWall Owner’s Operating Manua l ix 1 List of Figures PRE L IMINAR Y 2-1. PlasmaWall Con trols and Indic ators ........... ............ ................. ................ ............. ........ 5 2-2. PlasmaWall C onnectors ...... ................ ................ ............. ................ ............. ............... 6 2-3. DHD C[...]

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Runco PlasmaWall Owner’s Operating Manua l 1 PRE L IMINAR Y 1.1 About This Manual This Owner’s M anual describe s how to install, set up and opera te the Runco PlasmaWall Flat-Panel Plasma Disp lay Monitor and DHD Controller (Mode ls PL-50XA and PL -61DHD). Throughout th is manual, the Run co PlasmaWall Flat-Pan el Plasma Display Mo nitor is re[...]

Introduc tion 2 Runco PlasmaWall Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Graphic Convention s: These symb ols appear in n umerous plac es througho ut the manual, to emp hasize points th at you must k eep in mind to avoid problem s with your equipment o r injury: 1.2 Using This Manual Use the following ta ble to locate the spec if ic information y[...]

Introd uction Runco PlasmaWall Owner’s Operating Manua l 3 PRE L IMINAR Y 1.3 Description, Features and Benefits The PlasmaWall™ is large en ough to be used as the centerpiece of any home theater, yet slim enough (les s than five inc hes) to be use d in any type o f room environ ment. Its size is only one of its advanta ges. It also has HDTV re[...]

Introduc tion 4 Runco PlasmaWall Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Parts List Your PlasmaWall is shipped with the follow ing items. If any items are m issing or da maged, please contact y our Runco de aler or Runco C ustomer Service a t (800) 23-RUNCO . • PlasmaWall Flat-Panel Plasma Dis play Monitor and DHD Controller • AC Power Cords [...]

Runco PlasmaWall Owner’s Operating Manua l 5 PRE L IMINAR Y 2.1 PlasmaWall at a Glance Figure 2-1 and Figure 2 -2 show the lo cations of the PlasmaWall con trols, indicators and connectors. Controls and Indicators Figure 2-1 . PlasmaWall C ontrols a nd Indicato rs 1. POWER BUTTON Turns the m onitor’s po wer on and off. 2. REMOTE CONTROL SENSOR [...]

Controls and Functions 6 Runco PlasmaWall Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 4. INPUT SELECT/EXIT Not used with this model. Use the DH D Controller to select an input sour ce. 5. LEF T/– and RIGHT/+ Not used with this model. 6. VOLUME DOWN and UP Not used with this model. 7. MENU/ENTER Not used with this model. Use the DHD Controller to ac[...]

Controls and Functi ons Runco PlasmaWall Owner’s Operating Manua l 7 PRE L IMINAR Y 1. POWER INPUT (100 to 240 V AC) Connect the PlasmaWall to power he re, using the included power cord . 2. EXTERNAL SPEAKER OUTPUTS Not used. Con nect speaker s to an extern al audio amp lifier/receiver. 3. VIDEO1, 2 (RCA, S-V ideo) Not used. Con nect all video so[...]

Controls and Functions 8 Runco PlasmaWall Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 2.2 DHD Controller Front Panel Figure 2-3 shows the controls and ind icato rs on the DHD Controller front panel; the paragraph s that follow descr ibe them. Figure 2-3. DHD Controller Fro nt Panel 1. RUNCO ICON Lights red to indicate that the DHD Cont roller is in s[...]

Controls and Functi ons Runco PlasmaWall Owner’s Operating Manua l 9 PRE L IMINAR Y 5. UP BUTTON Use to direct-sele ct aspect ratios or move the menu cursor up in the On-Sc reen Display. When n o menus are present on-scree n, the UP button t oggles you thro ugh aspect ratios in the following orde r: Anamorphic - Standar d (4:3) - Letterb ox - Vir[...]

Controls and Functions 10 Runco PlasmaWall Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 2.3 DHD Controller Rear Panel Figure 2-4 show s the rear connec tor panel on th e DHD Controller . Figure 2-4. DHD Controller Rear Panel Outputs 1. ANALOG OUTPUTS (RGBHV) Connect thes e to the PC/RGB input of th e PlasmaWall, using a DB15HD-to-5 x BNC breakout ca b[...]

Controls and Functi ons Runco PlasmaWall Owner’s Operating Manual 11 PRE L IMINAR Y 6. COMPOSITE VIDEO INPUT Standard co mposite vid eo input for connecting a VCR, camcord er, laser disc p layer or other com posite video so urce. 7. S-VIDEO 1 / S-VIDEO 2 Two, standard S-Video inputs for connecting a DVD play er, satellite receiver or Super VHS (S[...]

Controls and Functions 12 Runco PlasmaWall Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 2.4 DHD Controller Remote Control Figure 2-5 sho ws the DHD Co ntroller re mote contro l, and the pa ragraphs th at follow describe its fun ctionality. Figure 2-5. DHD Controller Remote Co ntrol (not available on some models) 12 1 2 3 6 8 9 11 10 13 5 7 4[...]

Controls and Functi ons Runco PlasmaWall Owner’s Operating Manual 13 PRE L IMINAR Y 1. IR OUTPUT INDICA TOR Lights when a button is pre ssed to indic ate that an IR signal is bein g transmitt ed. 2. ON / OFF Press to turn the Pla smaWall on or off. 3. ENTER Press to select a highlighte d menu item or co nfirm a change d setting. 4. Cursor Keys ( [...]

Controls and Functions 14 Runco PlasmaWall Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 9. Aspect Ratio Selection Button s Use the red but tons to select an aspect ra tio directly or t o enter num eric characters, as follows: ANA (Anamorphic) (3) For viewing 16:9 DVDs or HDT V programs in their n ative aspect ra tio. 4X3 (Standar d 4:3) (6) Scales the[...]

Runco PlasmaWall Owner’s Operating Manual 15 PRE L IMINAR Y 3.1 Remote Control To install batteries in the remote co ntrol: 1. Press down the tab on the cover and pull the cove r in the dire ction of the arrow. 2. Insert the included batteries. Ensure that the polaritie s correctly match the and markings in side the ba ttery compartm ent. 3. Inse[...]

Installation 16 Runco PlasmaWall Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y • Do not drop the remote control or expose it to moisture or hig h temperatu re. • The remote contr ol may malfunctio n under a fluoresc ent lamp. If that occur s, move the plasma display away f rom the fluorescen t lamp. • Make sure th at there is nothing obstr ucting[...]

Installation Runco PlasmaWall Owner’s Operating Manual 17 PRE L IMINAR Y 3.2 Quick Setup Table 3-1 gives a quick ove rview of the PlasmaWa ll installation process . The sections following this one pr ovid e detailed ins tructions. Installation shou ld be performed by a quali fied custom video installation specialist. Table 3-1. Installation Overv[...]

Installation 18 Runco PlasmaWall Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 3.3 Installation Considerations Proper installation of your PlasmaWall will ensure the highest possi bl e picture quality. Whether you a re installi ng the PlasmaWall temporarily or permanent ly, you should take the following into account to ensure tha t it performs optimall[...]

Installation Runco PlasmaWall Owner’s Operating Manual 19 PRE L IMINAR Y Ventilation If you are mounting the PlasmaWa ll in an enclosure, le ave at least 2 inches (50 mm) of space on all sides betwee n it and surrounding objects , as shown in Figure 3-2 . This allows heat to dis perse, main taining th e proper o perating tem perature. Figure 3-2.[...]

Installation 20 Runco PlasmaWall Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 3.4 Connections to the PlasmaWall and DHD Controller Proceed as follo ws to connect the PlasmaWall to th e DHD Controller, your video sources, external cont roller(s) -- if present -- and AC pow er. When connec ting your equipm ent: • Turn off all equip ment before m aking[...]

Installation Runco PlasmaWall Owner’s Operating Manual 21 PRE L IMINAR Y Digital Video Connection: The PlasmaWall has two HDMI inp uts. Connect the DVI output from the DHD Contr oller to the DVD/HD 3 input, us ing a DVI-to-HDM I cable. RGB-HD Connection: Connect the R GBHV output from th e DHD Controller to the PC/RGB input on the PlasmaWall. Use[...]

Installation 22 Runco PlasmaWall Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Connecting Source Components to the DHD Controller Connect your vid eo sources to t he DHD Controlle r as shown an d described in the sections th at follow. DVI Connections: See Fi gure 3-5. Figure 3-5. DVI Source Connec tions ➤ Use the DVI inputs whenever possib le. This [...]

Installation Runco PlasmaWall Owner’s Operating Manual 23 PRE L IMINAR Y Digital (DTV) RGB Connections: See Figure 3-6. Figure 3-6. Digital (DTV) RGB Connections DVI 1 HD1 HD2 G/Y INPUTS HV R/Pr B/Pb G/Y H V R/Pr B/Pb DVI 2 Component Video Pb Pr Y Video S-Video 2 S-Video 1 12 3 TRIGGERS DTV Source Red Green Blue Horiz V ert[...]

Installation 24 Runco PlasmaWall Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Analog (Computer) RGB Connec tions: See Figure 3-7. Figure 3-7. Analog RGB Connection s 1. Refer to Computer/Video Signal Compatibility on p age 55 for a list of comp uter signals comp atible with th e PlasmaWall. Use with signals othe r than those listed may ca use some fun[...]

Installation Runco PlasmaWall Owner’s Operating Manual 25 PRE L IMINAR Y Composite/ S-Video/Com ponent Vi deo Connection s: See Figure 3-8. Figure 3-8. Composite, S- Video and Component Video Connect ions DVI 1 HD1 HD2 G/Y INPUTS HV R/Pr B/Pb G/Y H V R/Pr B/Pb DVI 2 Component Video Pb Pr Y Video S-Video 2 S-Video 1 12 3 TRIGGERS DVD Player, VCR, [...]

Installation 26 Runco PlasmaWall Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y RS-232 Controller Connection Use a standard, 9 -pin RS-232 cable t o connect a PC or h ome theater co ntrol/auto mation system (if present) to the RS-232 Cont rol port on the DHD Controller; see Figure 3-9 . For more information about using this c onnection, refer to S erial[...]

Installation Runco PlasmaWall Owner’s Operating Manual 27 PRE L IMINAR Y Cable Management To minimize cable clutte r, use the cable clamps prov ided with the PlasmaWall to bundle the video, audio an d control cabl es at the back of th e display. Install th e clamps as show n in Figure 3-11 . Figure 3-11. Insta lling the Cable Clamps cables clamp [...]

Installation 28 Runco PlasmaWall Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Notes:[...]

Runco PlasmaWall Owner’s Operating Manual 29 PRE L IMINAR Y 4.1 Turning on the Power 1. Turn on your source co mponents. 2. Attach th e two ferrite cores supplied with the display to each end o f the AC power cable as shown in Figure 4-1 . Doing so will reduce radio frequency interference (RFI) emissions to a level that co nforms to FCC regulatio[...]

Operation 30 Runco PlasmaWall Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 4.2 Changing the OSD Language The PlasmaWall OSD langu age is initially set to Englis h, but can also display the menus in French (Fran çais), Spanish (Español) or Ge rman (Deuts ch). To chan ge the OSD lang uage: 1. Press MENU and ent er the Service m enu passcod e. 2. Press[...]

Operation Runco PlasmaWall Owner’s Operating Manual 31 PRE L IMINAR Y 5. Click the Advanced button and click the Monitor tab on the dialog box. Set the vertical frequenc y to 60Hz and click OK . 4.4 Using the On-Screen Menus Press the MENU button on either the rem ote control or the DHD Contr oller front panel to display the Main M enu, shown b e[...]

Operation 32 Runco PlasmaWall Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Figure 4-2. DHD Controller OSD Menu Structu re for PlasmaWall Calibration ISF Night - Disp lay Color Gain Offset ISF Night - Input Image Brightness Contrast Color Tint Sharpness ISF Night - Input Color Gain Offset Chroma Delay Phase Noise Reductio n (480i signals only) ISF Day [...]

Operation Runco PlasmaWall Owner’s Operating Manual 33 PRE L IMINAR Y Main Menu The Main Me nu is the startin g point for accessing all di splay functions. (The Calibration and Service m enus are hidd en and not accessible un til you enter a passcode.) Input Source From the M ain Menu, selec t Input Sou rce to choo se a video signa l source. The [...]

Operation 34 Runco PlasmaWall Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Table 4-1. Aspect Ratio Settings Aspect Ratio Remote Control Key Description Anamorphic ANA Select Anamorphic to view 16:9 DVDs and HDTV programs in their nati ve aspect ra tio. 4:3 images are stretc hed horizontally to fit a 16:9 scre en. Standard 4:3 4X3 Standard 4:3 scales t[...]

Operation Runco PlasmaWall Owner’s Operating Manual 35 PRE L IMINAR Y Picture Use the controls in t he Picture Men u to calibrate your PlasmaWall for optim um picture quality. The PlasmaWall has be en designed to incorporate set up and calibrati on standards establishe d by the Imaging Science Foundation (ISF ). The ISF has developed ca refully c[...]

Operation 36 Runco PlasmaWall Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y PLUGE patterns v ary but gene rally consist of some comb ination of b lack, white an d gray areas against a bla ck background . The example above include s two vertical bars and four shaded boxes. Select Brightness fro m the Picture men u and press ENTER . Adjust the brightne s[...]

Operation Runco PlasmaWall Owner’s Operating Manual 37 PRE L IMINAR Y Color Saturation: On your exter nal test patt ern source, se lect a color bar pattern like the one shown in Figure 4-5 . Figure 4-5. Typical Color Bar Pattern for Adjusting Color Saturation and Tint Select Color and press ENTER . While looking at the color bar pattern through a[...]

Operation 38 Runco PlasmaWall Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Sharpness: “Sh arpness” is the am ount of hig h-frequency de tail in th e image . To adjust sharpness, select Shar pness from the Pictur e menu and press ENTER . On your external test pattern source, sele ct a patte rn like the one shown in Figure 4-6 . Adjust as needed, lo[...]

Operation Runco PlasmaWall Owner’s Operating Manual 39 PRE L IMINAR Y Overscan: Image Overscan pushes the outside edge of the active pict ure area of th e video signal out beyond the edge of the display area. Some television programs ar e produced b ased on th e assumption tha t older tele vision sets may not d isplay the ou ter edge s of the bro[...]

Operation 40 Runco PlasmaWall Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y ISF Night - Display Color: Use the Display Co lor settings to change th e characteri stics of the output signal. Thes e settings are globa l (indep endent of any part icular inp ut). •G a i n : Use the Gain c ontrols to corr ect color imb alances in the b right areas o f the [...]

Operation Runco PlasmaWall Owner’s Operating Manual 41 PRE L IMINAR Y Splash Configure: Use the Splash Co nfigure m enu to custom ize the appe arance of the start-up message that appears o n the vacuum fluorescent di splay upon powe r-up. You can have the Plasm aWall display the own er’s name, your name, the phras e “ISF Calibrated” and /or[...]

Operation 42 Runco PlasmaWall Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Remote Control: The Remote Control menu shows yo u the primary a nd secondar y infrared (IR) code s to which the DHD Controlle r and PlasmaWall w ill respond. By default, both are set to 17. You can change thes e codes if e ither: • Another device in the theate r (a DVD pla y[...]

Operation Runco PlasmaWall Owner’s Operating Manual 43 PRE L IMINAR Y HD Format: If for some reason t he PlasmaWall doe s not proper ly detect the incoming signal format (co lor space) on the HD1 or HD2 inputs, specify it here (RGB or YUV). Otherwise, leave it s et to Auto . Triggers: Select Triggers fro m the Service menu to con figure the 12 -v[...]

Operation 44 Runco PlasmaWall Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Notes:[...]

Runco PlasmaWall Owner’s Operating Manual 45 PRE L IMINAR Y 5.1 Troubleshooting Tips Table 5-1 provide s some general guid elines for trouble shooting probl ems you may encounter w ith the PlasmaWall. If you encounter an issue not desc ribed here, p lease contact your Ru nco dealer or Runco Tech nical Support. 5. Maintenance and Troubleshooting T[...]

Maintenance and Troublesh ooting 46 Runco PlasmaWall Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y “Out of range” appears on-screen. • The resolution an d frequency of the video card in the computer are not compatible with the PlasmaWall. • Select a compatible resolution a nd vertical frequency (refer to Computer/Video Signal Compatibilit y on [...]

Runco PlasmaWall Owner’s Operating Manual 47 PRE L IMINAR Y 6.1 RS-232 Connection and Port Configuration To interface the PlasmaWall with a home th eater automation/contr ol system or a PC running te rminal emula tion software, connect it to the RS-2 32 output of the DHD Controller as show n in Figure 3- 4 . Connect your cont rol system or PC to [...]

Serial Communications 48 Runco PlasmaWall Owner’s Operating Manual P RELI M INARY HD1 NA YES Selects the RGB HD 1 input HD2 NA YES Selects the RGB HD 2 input DVI1 NA YES Selects the DVI 1 input DVI2 NA YES Selects the DVI 2 input HD1PASS NA YES Loops HD1 Input to RGB/HD output HD2PASS NA YES Loops HD2 Input to RGB/HD output OUT169 NA YES Sets the[...]

Serial Communications Runco PlasmaWall Owner’s Operating Manual 49 PRE L IMINAR Y TINT -100/100 YES Sets a value for tint SHARPNESS -6/6 YES Sets a value for sharpness NIGHT NA YES Loads “ISF Night” image pre set DAY NA YES Loads “ISF Day” image preset CUSTOM1 NA YES Loads “Custom 1” image preset CUSTOM2 NA YES Loads “Custom 2” im[...]

Serial Communications 50 Runco PlasmaWall Owner’s Operating Manual P RELI M INARY OWIDTH? NA NA Returns output horizo ntal width value CONTRAST? NA NA Returns contrast setting value SHARPNESS? NA NA Returns sharpne ss setting value BKGND? NA NA Returns background setting value INRES? NA NA Returns input resolu tion ASPECTOUT? NA NA Returns output[...]

Runco PlasmaWall Owner’s Operating Manual 51 PR E L IMINAR Y 7.1 PlasmaWall Specifications Table 7-1 lists the Plas maWall specifications. 7. Specifications Table 7-1. PlasmaWall Specifications Native Resolution: 13 6 5 x 7 68 WXGA Screen Size (diagonal): Model PL-50XA - - 50 in. Model PL-61DHD -- 6 1 in. Active Screen Area: Model PL-50XA -- 43.5[...]

Specifications 52 Runco PlasmaWall Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 7.2 DHD Controller Specifications Table 7-2 lists the DHD Controller specifications. Table 7-2. DHD Controller Specifications Aspect Ratios: 4:3, Letterbox, 16:9 Anamorph ic, VirtualWide, Cinema Video Standards: NTSC, PAL Output Resoluti on: 48 0p, 576p, 720p, 840p, 960p, [...]

Specifications Runco PlasmaWall Owner’s Operating Manual 53 PRE L IMINAR Y 7.3 PlasmaWall Dimensions Figure 7-1 and Figure 7 -2 show the PlasmaWall dimensions (all dimensions a re in inch es). Figure 7-1. PlasmaWall Model PL-50XA Dimensions[...]

Specifications 54 Runco PlasmaWall Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Figure 7-2. PlasmaWa ll Mo del PL-61DHD Dimensions[...]

Specifications Runco PlasmaWall Owner’s Operating Manual 55 PRE L IMINAR Y 7.4 Computer/Video Signal Compatibility The PlasmaWall can display video signals from a variety of comp uter sources via its PC/RGB and HDMI input s. Table 7-3 lists th e signal types that are com patible with the PlasmaWall, and indic ates which of those are VESA stan dar[...]

Specifications 56 Runco PlasmaWall Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y HP 1280x1024 72.00 81.10 -- -- IBM 1280x1024 75.00 80.00 pos pos SUN 1280x1024 76.10 81.10 Composite syn c IBM 1280x1024 85.00 91.10 pos pos IBM 1280x1024 100.10 10 8.50 pos pos IBM 1360x768 60.00 47.70 pos pos IBM 1400x1050 60.00 65.30 neg pos IBM 1400x1050 75.00 82.30 ne[...]

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