Runco SC-1 manual

O WNER ’ S O PERATING M ANUAL SC-1 Digital Light Processing TM Projector and DHD Controller Software Version 2.00[...]

[...]

Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manua l iii PRE L IMINAR Y TWO YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY For Projectors, Video Processors and Controllers Congratulation s on your purchase of a Runc o video product and welcome to the Run co family! We believe Runco produ ces “The World’s Fine st Home Thea ter Products .” With prope r installation, setu p and care,[...]

iv Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y This warranty begins on the effective da te of delivery to the end use r. For your convenience, k eep the origin al bill of sale a s evidence of th e purchas e date. Please fill out and mail your warranty registration card. It is im perative that Runco knows how to reach you promptly if we sho[...]

Runco SC-1 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) 324-7777 Fax[...]

vi Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manua l PRE L IMINAR Y Thank you for your purcha se of this quality Ru nco video projecto r! It has been designed to prov ide you with the quality of vide o that is exp ected in a home theat er. For the best perfo rmance, plea se read th is manual ca refully as it is you r guide th rough the menus and operat ion. T[...]

Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manua l vii 1 Table of Contents PRE L IMINAR Y TWO YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY ................ ................ ................ ............. ................ .... iii Safety Preca utions .............. ............. ................ ............. ................ ............. ................ .... vi 1. Introduction ...[...]

Table of Contents viii Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Installing the Projecti on Lens, Lamp and Cooling ........ ............. ............ ............. .......... 24 Installing the Primary Lens ... ................. ................ ............. ............ ............. .......... 24 Installing the Lamp .. ...............[...]

Table of Contents Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manua l ix PRE L IMINAR Y Channel Setup ..... ................ ................. ............ ................. ............ ................. ...... 56 Auto Setup ....... ................ ............. ................ ............. ................ ............. ............. 58 Size and Position M[...]

Table of Contents x Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 6. Serial Communic ations ......... ................. ................ ................ ............. ................ ... 97 RS-232 Connection and Port Configuration ........... ............. ................ ................. ...... 97 Serial Command Syntax ...... ..........[...]

Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manua l xi 1 List of Figures PRE L IMINAR Y 2-1. SC-1 Top/R ear/Front/Sid e View (with Built-In Power Supply/B allast) ................ ............ 5 2-2. SC-1 Inpu t Panel .... ................ ................ ............. ................ ............. ................ ............ 7 2-3. SC-1 Cont rol Panel ....[...]

List of Figures xii Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 3-27. Attaching the Anamorphic Lens to th e Lens Ring .............. ............. ................ .......... 49 3-28. Theate rMaster Remo te Contro l for SC-1 ........... ................ ............. ................ .......... 54 3-29. Channel Setu p Menu ...... .........[...]

Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manua l 1 PRE L IMINAR Y 1.1 About This Manual This Owner’s M anual descri bes how to in stall, set up and o perate the R unco Signatu re Cinema™ SC-1 DLP Projec tor and DHD Cont roller. It descr ibes the features and function s availabl e with DHD Controller Software version 2.0 and later. Throughout th is manual[...]

Introduc tion 2 Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Graphic Convention s: These symb ols appear in n umerous plac es throughout 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 you ne e[...]

Introd uction Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manua l 3 PRE L IMINAR Y 1.3 Description, Features and Benefits When you sele ct a Signatu re Cinema proje ctor as the centerpiece of your home cinema, Runco become s your partne r in achiev ing the most extraordinary entertainmen t experience. As part of t his personaliz ed approac h, Runco ha s enginee[...]

Introduc tion 4 Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Key Features and Benef its The SC-1 offers the se key featur es and benefit s: • Native Resolution: 20 48 x 1080 • Three-chip Digital Light Processing (D LP™) system • Two DVI Inputs (on DHD Controller) with High-band width Digital Content Protection (HDCP) • HDTV Compat[...]

Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manua l 5 PRE L IMINAR Y 2.1 SC-1 at a Glance Figure 2-1 sho ws the key SC -1 componen ts. The parag raphs that fo llow describe the m. Figure 2-1. SC-1 Top/Rear/Front/Side View (wit h Built-In Power Supply/Ballast) 2. Controls and Functions 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 13 15 4[...]

Controls and Functions 6 Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 1. DOOR RELEASE To access SC-1 intern al components , press this button to rele ase the hinged do or on the top of t he project or. After closing the door, press the but ton again to latch it. 2. ST A TUS / CONTROL P AN EL For a deta iled descri ption, refer to SC-1 Contr[...]

Controls and Functi ons Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manua l 7 PRE L IMINAR Y 2.2 SC-1 Input Panel Figure 2-2 shows the SC-1 rear inp ut panel. Figure 2-2. SC-1 Input Panel 9 3 2 4 7 5 1 8 6 11 10[...]

Controls and Functions 8 Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 1. INPUT 1 (RGBHV) Five BNCs for connecting the RGBHV output from the DHD C ontroller. 2. INPUT 2 (DVI) HDCP-compliant dig ital video input. Connect the DVI output from the DHD Controlle r to this input. 3. INPUT 3 (Video) / INPUT 4 (S-V ideo) Not used. Co nnect all video[...]

Controls and Functi ons Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manua l 9 PRE L IMINAR Y 2.3 SC-1 Control Panel The SC-1 con trol panel in cludes an IR sen sor, two-dig it error cod e window, L CD status display and built-in key pad. The built-in keyp ad provides acce ss to all software c ontrols needed for work ing with the projecto r. (For more conve nien[...]

Controls and Functions 10 Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 7. IR SENSOR Receives IR commands fro m the TheaterMa ster remote con trol. 8. INPUT 2 (DVI) Press this button to select project or Input 2 (DVI outp ut from the DHD Cont roller). 9. INPUT 1 (BNC) Press this button to select projector Input 1 (RGBHV ou tput from the DHD [...]

Controls and Functi ons Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manua l 11 PRE L IMINAR Y 2.4 DHD Controller Front Panel Figure 2-4 shows the controls and in dicato rs on the DHD Controller front panel; the paragraphs that follow de scribe them . Figure 2-4. DHD Controller Fro nt Panel 1. RUNCO ICON Lights red to indicate that the DHD Contr oller is in stan[...]

Controls and Functions 12 Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 7. ENTER BUTTON When an item is hig hlighted on the On-Screen Display, the ENTER button selects the item. 8. DOWN BUTTON Use to direct select aspect r atios or move th e menu curso r down in the O n-Screen Display. When no menu is prese nt on-screen , this button tog gle[...]

Controls and Functi ons Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manua l 13 PRE L IMINAR Y Inputs 3. DVI 1 / DVI 2 (Digital) Two, HDCP-c ompliant digital video inputs for conne cting a DVD pla yer or HD tuner with a DVI or HDMI output. 4. HD1 / HD2 (5 x Analog BNCs) Two inputs (five BNCs per inp ut) for conne cting either RGB or compo nent high-definition te[...]

Controls and Functions 14 Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 2.6 DHD Controller Remote Control Figure 2-6 sho ws the DHD Co ntroller re mote contro l, and the pa ragraphs th at follow describe its fun ctionality. Figure 2-6. DHD Controller Remote Co ntrol 12 1 2 3 6 8 9 11 10 13 5 7 4[...]

Controls and Functi ons Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manua l 15 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 t he projector o n or off. 3. ENTER Press to select a highligh ted menu item or confirm a chan ged setting. 4. Cursor Buttons ( , ,[...]

Controls and Functions 16 Runco SC-1 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 input[...]

Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manua l 17 PRE L IMINAR Y 3.1 Remote Control To install batteries in the remote co ntrol, press up on the battery cove r retainer clip and lift off the cove r. Install the two AAA batteries w ith the correc t polarity a nd then replac e the cove r. Notes on Batteries • Make sure tha t the battery pol arities ar e co[...]

Installation 18 Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 3.2 Quick Setup Table 3-1 gives a quick overview of the SC-1 inst allation process. Th e sections follow ing this one prov ide detail ed instr uctions. Installation sh ould be performed by a qualified custom video installation specialist. Table 3-1. Installation Overview Step Proc[...]

Installation Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manua l 19 PRE L IMINAR Y 3.3 Installation Considerations Proper installation of you r projector will ensur e the quality of yo ur display. Wheth er you are installing a pr ojector temp orarily or p ermanently, you should t ake the following into account to ensure your p rojector per forms optimally. Inst[...]

Installation 20 Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Throw Distance Throw distance is the dista nce measured fro m the front of the projecto r to the screen. This is an impo rtant calculat ion in any p rojecto r installation as it de termines whether or not you have enough roo m to install your projector wi th a desired screen size [...]

Installation Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manua l 21 PRE L IMINAR Y Throw Distance Ranges: Table 3-3 lists the avail able lens op tions for the SC-1 an d their associated t hrow ra tios. Table 3-3. SC-1 Lens Options and Throw Ratios Lens Option (Note 2) Throw Ratio (Throw Dist. ÷ Screen Width) (Note 3) Throw Distance Range (in inches, with 100-i[...]

Installation 22 Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Vertical and Horizontal Position Proper placem ent of the proje ctor relati ve to the screen wil l yield a rectan gular, perfectly-cen tered image that complet ely fills the screen. Ideally, the pro jector should be position ed perpendicula r to the scre en and in s uch a way that[...]

Installation Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manua l 23 PRE L IMINAR Y Figure 3-4. Horizontal Le ns Shift (Example only) Vertical Lens Shift: The SC-1 pr ovides up to 43% of vertical lens sh ift up or down. For example, with a 96 x 54-inch (16 :9) screen, yo u can shift the image up to 23.22 inches (59.0 cm) above or below th e screen center . Horiz[...]

Installation 24 Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y If you find that you cannot raise or lo wer the im age enough using mec hanical vertica l offset, you m ay need to make key stone adjus t ments or vertically sh ift the image using the on-screen disp lay (OSD) co ntrols, t o compensate. For detailed instructio ns, refer to Using t[...]

Installation Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manua l 25 PRE L IMINAR Y Figure 3-5. Installing the Primary Lens Serial Number Label[...]

Installation 26 Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Installing the Lamp To install the lamp, remo ve the screw h olding the la mp/air filter cove r in place . Then, lift the cover up and away from the pr ojector. Turn the knob to open th e inner lamp coo ling compartment and revea l the cathode end (–) of the lamp; see Figure 3-6[...]

Installation Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manua l 27 PRE L IMINAR Y Before installi ng the proje ctor lamp, che ck the lamp crad le (anode end) l ocation and adjust as necessary; see Figure 3-7 . For a 2.0- kW lamp, move the cradle to t he rear positio n, approximatel y 1” closer to the re flector. Figure 3-7. Lamp Cradle Adjustm ent To complet[...]

Installation 28 Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Installing the Extract or Fan and Exhaust Duct Install an extracto r fan and duc t to pull warm exhau st air from th e projector at a minimum rate of 600 cubic feet p er minute (C FM). If necessary, con sult a knowledg eable HVAC techn ician for help with d esigning and installing[...]

Installation Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manua l 29 PRE L IMINAR Y Figure 3-8. Extractor Fan Configur ations 3.5 Installing the Optional CineWide Lens Mount If you are installing a SC-1 with the op tional CineWide wit h AutoScope system , proceed as follows to inst all the anamorph ic lens mounting assembly (AutoSc ope lens motor ). Raise the Fe[...]

Installation 30 Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Attach Extension Bracket to Lens Motor Use the supplie d hard war e to attach the lens moto r extension brac ket to the to p of the lens motor as shown in Figur e 3-10 . Figure 3-10. AutoScope Lens Motor with Ext ension Bracket Install Anamorphic Lens Motor Line up the 1 0 mountin[...]

Installation Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manua l 31 PRE L IMINAR Y 3.6 Mounting the SC-1 Mount the SC-1 o n a strong su pporting stru cture or ca rt. Carts can be useful wh en moving a projec tor during a presentat ion or from site to site. If possible, lock the wheels when it’s in po sition to preven t it from bein g moved duri ng a present a[...]

Installation 32 Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 3.7 Connections to the SC-1 and DHD Controller Proceed as follows t o connect the DHD Con troller to the SC-1, your video so urces, external cont roller(s) – if present – and AC pow er. When connec ting your equipm ent: • Turn off all equip ment before m aking any con nectio[...]

Installation Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manua l 33 PRE L IMINAR Y Figure 3-13. Connecting the SC-1 to the DHD Controller Pb Pr Y Video 3 IR RS-232 Control S-Video 1 S-Video 2 HD1 HD2 1 2 Pr R Y G Pb B R Pr G Y B Pb H V DVI 1 DVI 2 DVI Out H/V V H Pr R Y G Pb B H V TRIGGERS RS-232 Out CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE [...]

Installation 34 Runco SC-1 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 3-14 . Figure 3-14. DVI Source Connectio ns ➤ Use the DVI inputs whenever possib le. This ens[...]

Installation Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manua l 35 PRE L IMINAR Y Digital (DTV) RGB or Compo nent Video Connections: See Figure 3- 15. Figure 3-15. Digital (DTV) RGB or Co mponent Video 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 or Progressive Com[...]

Installation 36 Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Analog (Computer) RGB Connec tions: See Figure 3- 16. Figure 3-16. Analog 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 Personal Computer Red Green Blue Horiz V ert[...]

Installation Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manua l 37 PRE L IMINAR Y Composite/ S-Video/Com ponent Vi deo Connection s: See Figure 3-17. Figure 3-17. Composite, S-Video and Compon ent Video 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 DVD Player, VCR, Sate[...]

Installation 38 Runco SC-1 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 3-18 . For more information about using this c onnection, refer to Serial Commu[...]

Installation Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manua l 39 PRE L IMINAR Y Connecting an Externa l Power Supply/Ballast to the Projection He ad The SC-1 is opt ionally avai lable in a sp lit-body configurat ion in which the power supply/ballast is separate from the projection head . This configuration is useful for installations where the proje ction ar[...]

Installation 40 Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Connecting the Ballast to the Lamp Igniter: The external power supply/ballast connects to the lamp igniter via two, high-volta ge DC power cables with “twist-lo ck” connectors. The connec tors are color-co ded and of different gen ders for easy identifica tion (red =positive; [...]

Installation Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manua l 41 PRE L IMINAR Y Connecting the Ballast to the AC/Lamp Control Input Panel: Connect the AC power, lamp b allast control ca ble and lamp ba llast safety inte rlock cable to the AC/lamp control input pa nel as shown in Figure 3-22 . Figure 3-22. AC/Lamp Control In put Panel The Projector Status LED[...]

Installation 42 Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Connecting to AC Power The SC-1 system includes two (2) AC power cords (one each for the DHD Controller and projector ). DHD Controller: Plug the female end of one power cor d into the AC recept acle on the rear of the DHD Controller. C onnect the oth er end to yo ur AC power sou [...]

Installation Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manua l 43 PRE L IMINAR Y 3.8 Turning on the Power Before powering up the pro jector and ign iting th e lamp, you mu st define in memory which size lamp is installed, otherwise you risk severely ove r-driving or unde r-driving a lamp. Defining the Installed Lamp Size 1. Press MENU . The Status Display at [...]

Installation 44 Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Power-Up Sequence 1. Tur n on your so urce com ponents. 2. Turn on the main power swit ch at the rea r of the DHD Controller. 3. If this is an Aut oScope-equipp ed projector , turn on th e main power swit ch at the re ar of the AutoScope lens motor. The lens motor po w er switch i[...]

Installation Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manua l 45 PRE L IMINAR Y 3.9 Maximizing Light Output Upon powering up the proje ctor with a ne wly installed/re placed lamp, use the LampLO C feature of the SC-1 to ad just the la mp positio n to help ensure optimize d operation as well as peak brigh tness at the sc reen. You do not need to display an im[...]

Installation 46 Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 3.10 Selecting the Input Source By default, the SC-1 is configured to display the sig nal received on Input 1 ( RGB ). To use Input 2 ( DVI ) instead: 1. On the DHD Controller, press MENU and enter the Service Me nu passcode. 2. Select Service from the Main Menu. 3. Select Display[...]

Installation Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manua l 47 PRE L IMINAR Y Focus To focus the pr ojected image : 1. Display a go od test patt ern appropr iate for analyzing ima ge focus and geom etry, such as a single cr osshair cen tered across the ima ge. 2. Rotate the knob as needed to produce a tightly-focused image. Zoom With the projec tor in its [...]

Installation 48 Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 3.13 Installing and Adjusting the CineWide Anamorphic Lens If you are installing a CineWide-equ ipped projecto r, proceed as follo ws to install and adjust the ana morphic lens. The Anamorp hic lens mo unt kit cons ists of everyth ing shown in Figure 3-26. Figure 3-2 6. Anamorp hi[...]

Installation Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manua l 49 PRE L IMINAR Y 4. Attach the Len s Adapter Rin g to the Pit ch Adjustment Yo ke using the three scr ews provided f or this pur pose; see Figure 3-27 . Then, attac h the lens to the Lens Ada pter Ring by thread ing it clockwis e. Figure 3-27. Attaching the Anamorphic Lens to the Lens Ring LENS T[...]

Installation 50 Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Configure Lens Motor Trigger CineWide with AutoScope maintains co nstant imag e height i ndependent o f the asp ect ratio, while using th e full display resolu tion of the projec tor. It accomplishe s this by moving the anamorph ic lens in fr ont of the prim ary lens when widescre[...]

Installation Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manua l 51 PRE L IMINAR Y Height (Y) Adjust ment: With th e white field s till on-screen, loosen the Height/Y Adjustmen t T -Screws on either sid e of the lens. Then, slowly mo ve the anamorphic lens into pl ace so tha t there are no shadows on t he top or b ottom of th e scre en: When the height is prope[...]

Installation 52 Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Yaw Adjust: Loosen the Y aw/X-Adjustm ent Levers to allow the lens to pivot freely from side to side. T hen, angle the lens to eve n out any le ft-right pincushio n distortion: Once the proper lens angle has be en set, firm ly tighten the Y aw/X -Adjustment Le vers to secur e the [...]

Installation Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manua l 53 PRE L IMINAR Y 3.14 Calibrating Projector Inputs After you have installed and ad justed the pr ojector and lens (or lenses), you are ready to begin calibrating the RGBHV input (Input 1) to the SC-1. Before proceeding, set th e Display Device Input Source to RGB at the DHD Controller (refer to S[...]

Installation 54 Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Figure 3-28. TheaterMaster Remote Control for SC-1 SYSTEM MENU MENU GUIDE GUIDE EXIT INFO DIS PREV PR EV CH CH + - + - MAIN FUNCS SOURC 1 3 2 4 11 13 12 14 10 9 8 7 6 5[...]

Installation Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manua l 55 PRE L IMINAR Y TheaterMaster Remote Control Functions 1. POWER Button Hold this bu tton down fo r 1-2 secon ds to turn on or off th e projector. 2. FUNCS Button This button b rings you to a su b-page in which you can acce ss the project or’s intern al test pattern s, view help text, auto- cal[...]

Installation 56 Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Navigating the Projector Menus Most of the controls fo r the proje ctor are ac cessed from w ithin the projector’s m enu system. There are several groups of related functions, with each group selectable from the Main Menu. Press MENU on t he built-in keyp ad or Theat erMaster re[...]

Installation Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manua l 57 PRE L IMINAR Y To display t he Channel Setu p menu, pre ss 3 or highlight Channel Se tup and press ENTER or . The Channel Set up menu ap pears with the active channe l highlighted. WHA T APPEARS IN THE CHANNEL SETUP MENU? This menu lists a ll channels defined so far and indicates where the y ar[...]

Installation 58 Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Auto Set up Use the Auto Setup feature of t he SC-1 as a con venient starting p oint for calib rating the projector in puts for optimum pic ture quality. Auto Setup is an autom ated proces s in which the projector quic kly optimizes c ritical display parameters suc h as size, posi[...]

Installation Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manua l 59 PRE L IMINAR Y Size and Position Menu In the Size and Position Menu , you can incr ease or decr ease the size o f your image, change its pr oportion ( aspect ratio), move the image to a specific area of the screen, an d refine other related parame ters. Use Size and Position con trols to matc h[...]

Installation 60 Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y • Full Size: Select Full Size to use all pixels for displaying the image, regardless of source or origin al aspect ra tio. Incoming sou rce material ha ving a different aspect ratio than the projector w ill be stretched to fill the display. • Full Width: Select Full Width to f[...]

Installation Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manua l 61 PRE L IMINAR Y Image Settings Menu Use options in the Image Se ttings menu to a lter your imag e without affe cting its size or position. Changes made in this menu are applied imme diately and saved when you exit the menu. O ptions not ava ilable for the projector m odel or so urce are d isable[...]

Installation 62 Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Video Options: This sub-menu is not ap plicable to the SC-1. Input Levels (Input 1 only): Good RGB or input levels — t hat is, the drives and bl ack levels for each of the three prima ry colors, red, green and blu e — ensure that ima ges from analog sources oth er than decoded[...]

Installation Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manua l 63 PRE L IMINAR Y • Black Levels and Drives: To check your image and adjust th ese controls: 1. Make sure overall “C ontrast” and “Brigh tness” settings are b oth set to near 50 . (Not required for “Auto Input Level” adjustment.) 2. Check the color temper ature setu p using an intern[...]

Installation 64 Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 3.15 Working With the Lamp Access the Lamp menu to: • Choose a lam p mode for regulatin g power and light output. • View informat ion pertaining to past an d present lamps. • Record the la mp serial nu mber in the pr ojector’s mem ory. Lamp Hours (read-only): Lamp Hours sh[...]

Installation Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manua l 65 PRE L IMINAR Y Lamp Mode: Select the Lamp Mode you want to u se in orde r to cont rol the l ight output . You can choo se to run the lamp as brigh t as possible, you can power t he lamp with a specific wattage appro priate for the insta lled lamp or you can set a spe cific intensity (brightness[...]

Installation 66 Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y HOW LONG CAN I MAINT AIN BRIGHTN ESS? The SC-1 can maintain your “Inte nsity” setting until the required powe r reaches the maximum rating for the lamp. The lo wer the setting, the lo nger it will tak e to reach th is threshold an d the longer you can main tain the desired bri[...]

Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manua l 67 PRE L IMINAR Y 4.1 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 Menu. To select a m enu item, use th e and buttons on either th e remote con trol or the DHD Controller fro nt panel to highlig ht it. Press ENTER to confir[...]

Operation 68 Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Figure 4-1. DHD Controller OSD Menu Structure fo r SC-1 Service Test Vide o Grey Bars 1 Grey Bars 2 Color Bars 1 Color Bars 2 Input Names Rename, Restor e or Save Remote Control Prima ry Secondar y Analog Out Mode RGB--, RGB++ or RG BS Display Device - Inp ut Source RGB or DVI/HDMI D[...]

Operation Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manua l 69 PRE L IMINAR Y Main Menu The Main Me nu is the startin g point for a ccessing all project or 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 ac[...]

Operation 70 Runco SC-1 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 horizon - tally to fit a 16:9 screen. Standard 4:3 4X3 Standard 4:3 scales the [...]

Operation Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manua l 71 PRE L IMINAR Y Picture Use the controls in the Picture Menu to calibra te your SC-1 for optimum pictur e quality. The SC-1 has been designe d to incorpora te setup and calibration stan dards esta blished by the Imaging Sc ience Founda tion (ISF). The ISF has develope d carefully craf ted, industry[...]

Operation 72 Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Although it may be possible to obtain satisfact ory picture quality usin g the naked eye and regular progr am material , Runco re commends using the following c alibration t ools for best results: • External test pat tern source – Ovation Mult im edia, Digital Video Essentials or[...]

Operation Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manua l 73 PRE L IMINAR Y Contrast: On your exte rnal test pa ttern source , select a stepped , gray-bar pa ttern like the one shown in Figure 4-3 . Figure 4-3. Typical Gray Bar Pattern for Adjusting Contrast Select Contrast and press ENTER . Adjust the cont rast to a p oint just below wh ich the white recta[...]

Operation 74 Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Select Color and pres s ENTER . While looking at the color bar pattern thr ough a blue filter, adjust the color satu ration level until the ou termost (gr ay and blue) color bars appear to be a single shade of blue: Tint: Tint or “hue” is esse ntially the ratio of red to gree n i[...]

Operation Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manua l 75 PRE L IMINAR Y Sharpness: “Sh arpness” is th e amount of high-frequency detail in the im age. To adjust sharpness, select Sharpness from the Picture men u and press ENTER . On your ext ernal test pattern source, select a pattern like the one show n in Figure 4-5 . Adjust as nee ded, looking fo[...]

Operation 76 Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Overscan: Image Overscan pushes the out side edge of the active pic ture area of the video signal ou t beyond the ed ge of the display area. Some television progr ams are produced ba sed on the assumption that older television sets may not display the oute r edges of t he broadcas t [...]

Operation Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manua l 77 PRE L IMINAR Y Calibration Use the Calibrat ion menu to p erform advanced picture qua lity adjustments. This menu should be used by ISF-certified technicians only . To recall the ISF N ight or ISF Da y settings, select “ISF Night” or “ISF D ay” from the ISF Presets menu ( see above). ISF N[...]

Operation 78 Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y ISF Day - Input Image: Refer to ISF Night - Input Image . ISF Day - Input Color: Refer to ISF Night - Input Color . Save ISF Settings: Whenever you make a ch ange to the ISF setting s, you should always save it. Select Save ISF Settings from the ISF Calibration men u to do this. In t[...]

Operation Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manua l 79 PRE L IMINAR Y Service Use the Service m enu to acce ss advanced p rojector config uration setting s. This menu should be used by ISF-certified technicians only . Test Video: Select Test Video from the Ser vice Menu to a ccess the intern al test pattern s on the SC-1. Fo ur patterns are available,[...]

Operation 80 Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y When you change a re mote code on th e DHD Controller, you must re -program your remote cont rol to send that same code. To do th is: 1. Using a straighten ed paper clip o r similar object, pr ess and hold the CODE button on the re mote contro l for approxima tely three seconds, or u[...]

Operation Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manua l 81 PRE L IMINAR Y • Configure: Select Configure from the Disp lay Device menu to change th e picture orientation , correct a “keyston ed” (trapezo idal) image, acces s the lamp timer, per form lens adjustments and quickly op timize various display settings. • Installation - Orientation: Refer[...]

Operation 82 Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y To save the t rigger setting s so that they can be resto red after a Sys tem Reset (d escribed below), press rep eatedly to high light “Save.” Then, press ENTER . Miscellaneous: Select Miscellane ous from the Service me nu to set the following op tions: • Languag e: Select La n[...]

Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manua l 83 PRE L IMINAR Y 5.1 Safety Guidelines The SC-1 is de signed for safe and reliable o peration. Ho wever, safe op eration is no t assured by design alone; installers , service tec hnicians, train ed operato rs and all othe r users must maintain a safe en vironment at all times. Please read and un derstand all [...]

Maintenance and Troublesh ooting 84 Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 5.2 Maintaining Proper Cooling The high-intensit y lamp and electron ics rely on a variety of cooling co mponents to re duce internal oper ating temper atures. Regular checking and mainte nance of the entire cool ing system is critical to prevent overheating an[...]

Maintenance and Troubleshooting Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manua l 85 PRE L IMINAR Y 5.3 Maintenance and Cleaning To help ensure optimized perf ormance and reliability, check electrical, opti cal and other components regularly as described be low. Electrical Do the following every 60 da ys or 500 ho urs of projecto r use: • Check the contac t[...]

Maintenance and Troublesh ooting 86 Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Cleaning the Lens Removing Dust: 1. Brush m ost of the du st off with a ca mel-hair brush and/or blo w dust away wit h compressed air . 2. Fold a m icrofibre clot h smooth an d gently wipe remaining dust particles o ff the lens. Make sure to wipe evenly with th[...]

Maintenance and Troubleshooting Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manua l 87 PRE L IMINAR Y Air Flow Interlocks: The lamp fan vane switch is located with in the lamp cooling compartment. The extracto r vane switch is loca ted just inside t he top exhaust duct on the projector. Check and, if necessar y, clea n the switc hes to remove accumulate d dust [...]

Maintenance and Troublesh ooting 88 Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 5. Using a hex w rench of the appropriat e size, loosen th e set screws fr om the negative/cath ode (rear, 7/64 ”) and positive/ anode (front, 3/ 16”) lamp conne ctors; see Figure 5-1 . Apply minimal torque and DO NOT stress the quartz tube. Figure 5-1. Dis[...]

Maintenance and Troubleshooting Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manua l 89 PRE L IMINAR Y Figure 5-2. Installing A New Lamp 12. Rest the an ode (+) end o f the lamp o n the lamp c radle as shown in Figure 5-2 . Then, slip the positive la mp connector over the bulb end. 13. Tighten the set scre ws in both nega tive and positive la mp c onnectors; see[...]

Maintenance and Troublesh ooting 90 Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 14. Check Leads: Make sure that th e anode (+) lea d between la mp and igni ter is well away from an y projector m etal such as t he reflecto r or firewall. 15. Close the inner lamp cooling compartment door and turn the knob clo ckwise to secure it. 16. Replace[...]

Maintenance and Troubleshooting Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manua l 91 PRE L IMINAR Y Filter Replaceme nt Whenever you rep lace the lamp – o r more often if the projector is in stalled in an extr emely dusty environm ent – you sho uld also replace t he air filter. Th e filter is located o n the lamp side of the pr ojection head , near the fr[...]

Maintenance and Troublesh ooting 92 Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 5.6 Troubleshooting Tips Table 5-1 provide s some general guideline s for troubleshootin g problems you may encounter with the SC-1. If the sugge sted solu tions fail to resolve the problem or if you encounter a n issue not described h ere, please c ontact Runc[...]

Maintenance and Troubleshooting Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manua l 93 PRE L IMINAR Y A projected image from a DVD is split or otherwise scrambled. • DVD player is conn ected to the Component input and set to progressive scan mode. • Turn off progressive scan on the DVD player. Or, connect the DVD player to the HD1 or HD2 input. Image appear[...]

Maintenance and Troublesh ooting 94 Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Error Codes If the statu s code display on the back of the projec tor shows one of the following values, you have encountered a likely system error requiring the atte ntion of a qualified service technician. Ackn owledge and cle ar the error b y pressing EXIT t[...]

Maintenance and Troubleshooting Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manua l 95 PRE L IMINAR Y Power and Cooling 40 Lamp has shut down due to fan failure. 46 Red DMD heat sink overheated. 47 Green DMD h eat sink ov erheated. 48 Blue DMD heat sink overheated. 49 Prism overheated. 4C Projector shutdown due to critical error. 4D Integrator has overheated. 4[...]

Maintenance and Troublesh ooting 96 Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Panel Driver and Formatter 80 Unrecognized IRAM (panel drive r). 81 Unable to program device on IRAM. 82 TI flash download failure. 83 TI flash download fault; partial success. 84 TI flash download fault; partial success. 85 TI-I2C write failure. 87 Consecutive[...]

Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manua l 97 PRE L IMINAR Y 6.1 RS-232 Connection and Port Configuration To interface the DHD Contro ller with a ho me theater automation/con trol system or a PC running terminal emulation soft ware, connect it to your control system or PC as shown in Figure 3-18 . Configure the RS-23 2 controlle r or PC serial p ort as[...]

Serial Communications 98 Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manual P RELI M INARY Table 6-1 lists the RS-232 comm and set. The “Par ameter (min /max)” column shows the valid parameter ranges, or “NA” for comm ands that take no pa rameters. When you enter a valid comma nd, the DHD Controller execute s it and acknowledges it with a plus sign on t[...]

Serial Communications Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manua l 99 PRE L IMINAR Y Aspect Ratio Commands ANAMORPHIC NA YES Selects the Anamorphic aspect ratio ASPECT? NA NA Returns current aspect ratio ASPECTIN? NA NA Returns the input so urce aspect ratio ASPECTOUT? NA NA Returns output screen size CINEMA NA YES Selects the Cinema aspect ratio LETTERB[...]

Serial Communications 100 Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manual P RELI M INARY Image Preset Commands CUSTOM1 NA YES Loads “Custom 1” image preset CUSTOM2 NA YES Loads “Custom 2” image preset DAY NA YES Loads “ISF Day” im age preset NIGHT NA YES Loads “ISF Night” image preset PRESET? NA NA Returns currently-selected preset (ISF Day, [...]

Serial Communications Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manua l 101 PRE L IMINAR Y Miscellaneous Commands BKGND -100/100 YES Sets the background color for letterbox or 4:3 aspect ratio (-100 = black; 100 = white) BKGND? NA NA Returns background setting value DATE? NA NA Returns product manu facture date DISPLAY 6/7 YES Sets display device input source[...]

Serial Communications 102 Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manual P RELI M INARY Notes:[...]

Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manua l 103 PRE L IMINAR Y 7.1 SC-1 Specifications Table 7-1 lists th e SC-1 specificat ions. 7. Specifications Table 7-1. SC-1 Specifications Projector Type: Digital Light Processing (D LP), 3-ch ip, SuperO nyx DMD Native Resolution: 2048 x 1080 (1 .90 native aspect ratio) Aspect Ratios: Refer to Table 7-2 Video Stan[...]

Specifications 104 Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Brightness and Contrast: Cinema Standards Measurement System (CSMS) Specifications - Brightness (with 2.0-kW lamp): 331.0 foot-Lamberts (fL) - Contrast Ratio (with 2.0-kW lamp): 243:1 - 485:1 These measurements are taken from the projector in a controlled, home theater environm[...]

Specifications Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manua l 105 PRE L IMINAR Y 7.2 DHD Controller Specifications Table 7-2 lists the DHD Co ntroller specifications. Table 7-2. DHD Cont roller Specifications Aspect Ratios: 4:3, Letterbox, 16:9 Anamorph ic, VirtualWide, Cinema , VirtualWide 2.35 Video Standards: NTSC, PAL Output Resolution: 720p Inputs: (1[...]

Specifications 106 Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 7.3 SC-1 Dimensions Figure 7-1 an d Figure 7-2 show the SC-1 dimension s (all dimension s are in inches). Figure 7-1. SC-1 Dimensions (wi th Built-In Power Supply/Lamp Ballast) 0 7.875 0 9.042 0 48.712 0 17.355 0 15.450 39.950 18.052 21.552 2.875 0 2.875 22.875 3.612 9.862 6.01[...]

Specifications Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manua l 107 PRE L IMINAR Y Figure 7-2. SC-1 Dimensions (witho ut Built-In Power Supply/Lamp Ballast) 0 7.875 0 9.042 0 48.712 0 17.355 0 15.450 39.950 18.052 21.552 2.875 0 2.875 22.875 3.612 9.862 6.013 7.138 Ø .625 0 29.638 49.446 0 25.750 0 25.100 27.450 19.925[...]

Specifications 108 Runco SC-1 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Notes:[...]

[...]

Runco CL-810 Owner’ s Operating Manual Runco International • 2900 Faber Street • Union City , CA 94587 • Ph (510) 324-7777 / (800) 23RUNCO / Fax (510) 324-9300 www .runco.com RUMA-011105 rev 07-28-06 v2.1 SERIAL NUMBER[...]