Runco VX-3000D manual

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VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Ma nual iii PRE L IMINAR Y RuncoCare™ Standard Two Year Limited Warranty Congratulations o n your purchase of a Runco® product ! With proper installation, se tup and care, you should enjoy many yea rs of unpara lleled video p erformance. This RuncoCare St andard Limite d Warranty is provi ded free of char g[...]

iv VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y In the event o f a product de fect, please fo llow the warra nty claim proc edure provided b elow: 1. The Custome r is required to contact a Runco dealer or Runco Te chnical Suppor t via email at sup port@runco.co m or via phone at (toll fr ee) 800-23RUNCO (80 0-237-8626). If the cust [...]

VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual v PRE L IMINAR Y j Failure to follow mainten ance procedu res as outline d in the pro duct’s user g uide where a schedule is spec ified for regular cleaning of th e product k Opening the pro duct and/or tam pering with intern al circuitry l Products lost, stolen or discarded m Any damage or di ssatisf[...]

vi VX-3000d Series Inst allation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y RUNCO’S MAXIMUM AGGREGATE LIABILITY HEREUNDER IS LI MITED TO THE COST OF REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF THE PRODUCT. 1. RUNC O SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGE TO OTHER PROPERTY CAUSED BY ANY DEFECT IN THE PRODUCT, DAMAGES BASED UPON INCONVENIENCE, LOSS OF USE OF THE PRODUCT, LOSS OF TIME, [...]

VX-3000d Series Installa tion/Operation Manu al vii PRE L IMINAR Y Thank you fo r your purchase of this qualit y Runco video product! Fo r the best pe rformance, please read this m anual carefully as it is your guid e through the menus and ope ration. 1. Read these instruction s. 2. Keep these instructions . 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all inst[...]

viii VX-3000d Series Instal lation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 19. Never look directly into t he lens when the lamp is on. Manufacturer’s Name: Runco International, LL C Manufacture r’s Address: 119 5 NW Compton Dr ive, Beaverton, OR 97006-19 92 hereby declare s that the Prod ucts’ Model Numbers: VX-3000d, V X-3000d/Cine Wide, VX-3000 d/C[...]

VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual ix PRE L IMINAR Y Date of Decl aration: Dece mber 2009 NOTE: This equipment has b een tested a nd found to comply with th e limits for a C lass B digital device, pursua nt to Part 15 o f the FCC Rules. T hese limits ar e designed to p rovide reasonab le protection ag ainst harmful inter ference in a res[...]

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VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual xi 1 Table of Contents PRE L IMINAR Y RuncoCare™ Standa rd Two Year Limited Warran ty ........ ................... ................. ....... iii Important Safety Ins tructions ...... ................. ................ ................ ................ ................ vii Compliance Information ......[...]

Table of Contents xii VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Installation Consid erations ......... ............. ................ ................. ................ ................ ... 17 Installation Ty pe ............. ................ ................ ................ ............. ................ .......... 17 Ambient L[...]

Table of Contents VX-3000d Series Installati on/Operation Manual xiii PRE L IMINAR Y 4. Operation .......... ................ ................ ................ ................ ................ ............. .......... 61 Using the On-Sc reen Menus .. ................ ................ ................. ............ ................. ...... 61 Main [...]

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VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual xv 1 List of Figures PRE L IMINAR Y 2-1. VX-3000d Front/Side/ Top View . ................. ................ ................ ................ ................ .. 5 2-2. VX-3000d Rear/Bottom /Side View ...................... ................ ................ ................. ........ 7 2-3. VX-3000d Rea[...]

List of Figures xvi VX-3000d Series Inst allation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 4-2. Typical PLUG E Pattern for Adjusting Brightness ............ ................ ................ ............. 66 4-3. Typical Gra y Bar Patter n for Adjustin g Contrast ................ ................ ................ .......... 67 4-4. Typical Color Bar Patte r[...]

VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual 1 PRE L IMINAR Y 1.1 About This Manual This Owner’s Manual d escribes how to insta ll, set up and operate a Runco VX-3000d Series Home Th eater Projecto r and DHD Con troller. This prod uct family con sists of the VX-3000d and VX -3000d Ultr a Projectors . Throughout th is manual, the Runco VX-3000 d [...]

Introduc tion 2 VX-3000d Ser ies Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Graphic Convention s: These sym bols appear in n umerous plac es throughout the manual, to emp hasize points th at you must k eep in mind to a void problems wit h your equipment o r injury: 1.2 Using This Manual Use the following ta ble to locate the spec if ic informatio[...]

Introd uction VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual 3 PRE L IMINAR Y 1.3 Description, Features and Benefits The VX-3000 d Series Home Theater Proj ecto r and DHD Controller is Runco’s newest, most affordable Vide oXtreme™ projection system. Feature-rich an d performance-heavy, the VX-3000d offers a native 10 80p resolution DLP™ light [...]

Introduc tion 4 VX-3000d Ser ies Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Key Features and Benefits The VX-3000d offers these key fea tures and benefits: • Native Resolution: 1920 x 108 0 (16:9 Native Aspect Ratio) • DLP system using SuperOnyx™ Dig ital Micromirror Device (DMD) • 6-segment color wheel pr oduces wide dynamic rang e and r[...]

VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual 5 PRE L IMINAR Y 2.1 VX-3000d at a Glance Figure 2-1 and Figure 2 -2 show the key VX-3000d com ponents. Figure 2-1. VX-300 0d Front/Side/To p View 1. EXHAUST VENT 2. ZOOM T AB (Standar d VX-3000d) Use this to ch ange the pr ojected image size with a standa rd VX-3000d. (Use the remote contro l unit to a[...]

Controls and Functions 6 VX-3000d Ser ies Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 4. TEMP LED Indicates fan sta tus and internal temperature as follows: • Off during norm al operation • Red whe n internal temperatur e is too hig h or a fan failu re occurs 5. INT AKE VENT 6. POWER/ST A NDBY LED Indicates po wer status as follows: • Orange[...]

Controls and Functi ons VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual 7 PRE L IMINAR Y Figure 2-2. VX-300 0d Rear/Bottom/Side View 1. RUNCO LOGO The logo can be rotated to match the projector orientation: invert ed (ceiling-mounted) or upright. To rotate th e logo, gr ip it at the side s, pull it away from th e projector and rotate it 180 degrees. [...]

Controls and Functions 8 VX-3000d Ser ies Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 2.2 VX-3000d Rear Panel Figure 2-3 sh ows the VX-3000d r ear panel. Figure 2-3. VX-3000d Rear Panel 1. DHD INPUT An HDCP-compliant d igital video input for connecting th e HDMI output fr om the DHD Controller. 2. RS-232 CONTR OL POR T Connect the Display Control [...]

Controls and Functi ons VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual 9 PRE L IMINAR Y 2.3 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 blue to indicate tha t the contro ller is on o[...]

Controls and Functions 10 VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 7. RIGHT BUTTON Used to direct-selec t inputs or m ove the menu c ursor right in the OSD. When n o menus are prese nt on-screen, t he RIGHT button toggle s through the differ ent sources, in th is order: Composite Video - S-V ideo 1 - S-V ideo 2 - C omponent - H [...]

Controls and Functi ons VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual 11 PRE L IMINAR Y Outputs 1. HDMI Out Connect this to the DHD Input on the VX-3000d (see Figure 2-2 ). 2. Display Control Connect this to the RS-232 input on the VX-3000d , using the provid ed communication cable. 3. TRIGGERS Connection fo r up to three (3), 12-volt trigg er-cont[...]

Controls and Functions 12 VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 2.5 VX-3000d Remote Control Unit Figure 2-6 shows the VX-300 0d remote control, and the p aragraphs that follow descri be its functionality. Figure 2-6. DHD Controller/VX- 3000d Remote Control CUST 1 CUST 2 SVC HDMI 1 HDMI 2 EXIT RETURN 16 : 9 4 : 3 (not availabl[...]

Controls and Functi ons VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation 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 being transmitted. 2. ON / OFF Press to turn t he projector o n or off. 3. ENTER Press to select a highlighte d menu item or co nfirm a changed set ting. 4. Cursor Buttons[...]

Controls and Functions 14 VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 10. Aspect Ratio Selection Buttons Use the red but tons to select an aspect ra tio directly or to enter numeric c haracters, as follows: 16:9 (3) For viewing 16:9 DVDs or HDT V programs in their native aspect ratio. 4:3 (6) Scales the input signal to fit 4:3 d is[...]

VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual 15 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 and then replac e the cover . Notes on Batteries • Make sure that the battery polar ities ar[...]

Installation 16 VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 3.2 Quick Setup Table 3-1 gives a qui ck overview of the VX -3000d installat ion process. The sect ions following this one provid e detailed instructions. Table 3-1. Installation Overview Step Procedure For Details, Refer to page... 1 Choose a location for the projector 17[...]

Installation VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual 17 PRE L IMINAR Y 3.3 Installation Considerations Proper installation of you r projector will ensure the quality o f your display. Wh ether you are installing a pr ojector tempor arily or per manently, you should take th e following into account to ensure your p rojector perfo rms optimally[...]

Installation 18 VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Ambien t Light In general, minim ize or eliminate lig ht sources dire cted at the scree n. Contrast ratio in your images will be noticeably reduced if light directly st rikes the scree n, such as when a shaft of light from a w indow or floo dlight falls on the im age. Imag[...]

Installation VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual 19 PRE L IMINAR Y Table 3-4 gives the thr ow ratios for the VX-3000d Ultra. VX-3000d/ CineWide with AutoScope (Rainier II Lens) 1.87 – 2.20 135.76 159.72 1.55 – 1.65 148.80 158.40 VX-3000d/ CineWide (McKinley Lens) (n/a) 1.40 – 1.65 134.40 158.40 VX-3000d/ CineWide with AutoScope (McK[...]

Installation 20 VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Vertical and Horizontal Position Proper placem ent of the proje ctor relative t o the screen will yi eld a rectangula r, perfectly-cen tered image that completely f ills the screen. Ideally, the pro jector should be positioned perpendicular t o the screen and in such a way[...]

Installation VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual 21 PRE L IMINAR Y Figure 3-4. Horizontal Le ns Shift (Example Only) 0% Screen Center 100% Width Lens Shift (1.0 x W) 50% Width Lens Shift (0.5 x W) Screen Width (W) Note: This is a genera l example of lens shift. Lense s vary in their shift capabilities. No p articular lens or projector is [...]

Installation 22 VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Table 3-5 lists the lens shift limi ts for each availab le VX-3000d lens, as percent ages and absolute meas urements with a 100 x 56 inc h (1.78:1) scre en. Table 3-5. Vertical and Horizontal Lens Shift Limits Lens Option VX-3000d VX-3000d Ultra -- Proteus B Proteus C Prot[...]

Installation VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual 23 PRE L IMINAR Y Folded Optics In rear-screen applications where space behind the projector is lim ited, a mirror may be used to fold th e optical path , as shown in Figure 3-5 . The positi on of the proj ector and mirror must be accurate ly set. If you a re conside ring this type of insta[...]

Installation 24 VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Other Considerations Other consid erations and ti ps that can help i mprove your installati on: • Keep the ambient tem perature cons tant and belo w 35°C (95°F) . Keep the pr ojector away from he ating and/ or air condit ioning vents. Changes in tem perature m ay cause[...]

Installation VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual 25 PRE L IMINAR Y 5. Remove the rear cap from the le ns. This protective c ap is only used during shipping to prote ct the lens from damage. 6. Carefully cut and remove th e plastic ban d around the lens motor co nnector wire s. T ake gr eat car e not to cut the wi res! 7. Detach the lens m[...]

Installation 26 VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Note that the len s assembly motor has a male socket connector. 9. Remove the front cap fro m the lens. 10. Connect the lens motor to the project or. 11. Hold the lens as sembly with the motor facing upward. Car efully insert the back of th e lens assembly into t he hole i[...]

Installation VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual 27 PRE L IMINAR Y 12. Gently push the lens assembly in until it is seated flus h against the flange and th e guide pin on the lens assembly is fully seated in the ho le on the flang e. 13. Secure the lens assembly to the proje ctor flange with the three Allen scre ws on the outer ring o f t[...]

Installation 28 VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 3.5 Installing the Optional CineWide/AutoScope Lens Mount If you are installing a standar d (non-CineWide) VX-3000d , skip this step and proceed with Mounting the VX-3000d ( page 38 ). If you are installing a Cin eWide projector equip ped with a prismatic (Whitney) an amor[...]

Installation VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual 29 PRE L IMINAR Y Installing the AutoScope Lens Motor Figure 3-6 shows the VX-3000d /CineWide with AutoScope mo tor assembly. Figure 3-6. VX-300 0d/CineWide with Au toScope Motor Assembly – Exploded View 4 5 Screw , Phillips Pan-Head, 10-32 x 1/2” (4x) 1 AutoScope Lens Motor 2 Screw , P[...]

Installation 30 VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Figure 3-7 sh ows the VX-3000d Ultra/CineWide with AutoScope motor asse mbly. Figure 3-7. VX-3000d Ultra/CineWid e with Auto Scope Motor As sembly – Exploded View Remove Projector Front Height Ad justers: Place the pro jector upside do wn on a blank et or other so ft sur[...]

Installation VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual 31 PRE L IMINAR Y Install Ceiling Mount Adapte rs/Projector Stands: For ceiling insta llations, these brackets brin g the mounti ng points for the projector m ounting plate (included with the projector ceiling mount kit) from th e bottom of the proje ctor up and aroun d the AutoScope lens m[...]

Installation 32 VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Install Lens Motor: 1. Position the AutoScop e Lens Motor (it em #2) as shown in Figure 3-9 . 2. Line up the mountin g holes on the lens mot or housing with those on the underside of the projector . 3. Secure the motor to the proj ector with the fou r (4), supplied 10-32 P[...]

Installation VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual 33 PRE L IMINAR Y Installing the Fixed CineWide Base P late (Prismatic Lens) To install the fixe d CineWide base plate on a VX-3000d/C ineWide or VX-3000d Ultra/CineWide with a prismatic anamorphi c lens: 1. Place the proje ctor upside do wn on a bla nket or othe r soft surface . 2. For a s[...]

Installation 34 VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Figure 3-10. Projector with Whitney (P rismatic) Lens Base Plate and Ceiling Mounting Plate - Bottom View W ashers under Lens Base Plate (2 places) W ashers between Lens Base Plate and Ceiling Mounting Plate (2 places) VX-3000d/CineWide with Prismatic Lens Base Plate VX-30[...]

Installation VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual 35 PRE L IMINAR Y Installing the Fixed CineWide Base P late (Cylindrical Le ns) Figure 3-11 show s the cylindrical ( Rainier II/McKinley) lens base plate asse mbly for a VX-3000d/Ci neWide. Figure 3-11. VX-3000d/CineWide with Rainie r II/McKinley (Cylin drical) Lens Base Plate and Ceiling M[...]

Installation 36 VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Figure 3-12 shows the VX-3000 d Ultra/CineWide cylindr ical (Rainier II/McKinley) lens base plate asse mbly. Figure 3-12. VX-3000d Ultra/CineWide with Rainier II/McKinley (Cylindrical) Lens Base Plate and Ceiling Mou nting Plate - Exploded View Ceiling Mount Plate (part of[...]

Installation VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual 37 PRE L IMINAR Y 1. Place the proje ctor upside do wn on a bla nket or othe r soft surface . 2. Install a nylon spa cer (item #3 ) at each mo unting hole loc ation. 3. Place the CineWide base plate (ite m #2) on th e bottom of th e projector. For a standard VX-3000 d/CineWide, posit ion th[...]

Installation 38 VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 3.6 Mounting the VX-3000d There are se veral method s for mounting the projector . Depending on your chosen installation, one method may b e more suit able than anoth er. Floor Mounting (Up right) In typical front an d rear screen in stallations, the pro jector can be mo u[...]

Installation VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual 39 PRE L IMINAR Y For a floor (non-AutoS cope) installa tion, turn the four adjustable feet on the bottom of the projector to a djust the proje ctor height and /or projecti on angl e. If you do tilt th e projector, you may need t o apply keystone correction or vertically shift the image usi[...]

Installation 40 VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Connecting the DHD Controller to the VX-3000d Digital Video Connection: Connect the HDMI Output of th e DHD Controller to the DHD INPUT connector on the VX- 3000d as shown in Figure 3- 14. Figure 3-14. Connecting the VX-3000d to the DHD Controller RS-232 Connection: Connec[...]

Installation VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual 41 PRE L IMINAR Y Connecting Source Components to the DHD Controller Connect your vid eo sources to t he DHD Controller as shown and des cribed in the sections that follow. HDMI Source Connections: See Figure 3-15. Figure 3-15. HDMI Source Connections Use the HDMI input s whenever po ssible[...]

Installation 42 VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Componen t Video Sou rce Conne ctions: Connect your c omponen t video sources to the HD1, HD2 and/or Componen t/SCART inputs as shown in Figure 3-16 . Figure 3-16. Component Vide o Source Connections Y P B P R COMPONEN T VIDEO OUT BD/DVD DTV -Set-Top Box (DTV -STB) RCA-to-[...]

Installation VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual 43 PRE L IMINAR Y RGBHV Source Connections : Connect perso nal computer s and/or othe r RGB sources to the HD1, HD 2 and/or Com ponent/SCART input s as shown in Figure 3-17 . Figure 3-17. RGBHV Source Connect ions or Computer RGB Camcorder BNC-to-RCA adapter Green Blue Red H-Sync V-Sync Gre[...]

Installation 44 VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y SCART RGBS Source Conne ctions: Connect th e green, blue and red outp uts from your SCART sour ce to the Compo nent/SCART input on the DHD Co ntroller. Co nnect the sync output fro m your SCART sour ce to the Video input on the DHD Controller. See Figure 3-18 . Figure 3-18[...]

Installation VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual 45 PRE L IMINAR Y Composite and S-Video Source Connections: See Figure 3-19. Figure 3-19. S-Video and Composite Video Source Conne ctions Gaming Console VCR Camcorder Composite S-Video S-Video Composite S-Video S-Video[...]

Installation 46 VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y RS-232 Controller Connection Use a straight-th rough, 9-pin RS-232 c able to conne ct a PC or cont rol/automatio n system (if present) to the RS-232 port on t he DHD Controller; see Figure 3-2 0 . For more information about using this con nection, refer to External Control[...]

Installation VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual 47 PRE L IMINAR Y Connecting 12-volt Trigger Outputs to External Equipment If your VX-3000 d is equipped with a CineWide w ith AutoScope sy stem, connect t he AutoScope lens motor to a 12-volt trig ger output on the DHD Co ntroller; see Figure 3-21 . Similarly connect o ther 12-volt trigger[...]

Installation 48 VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Connecting an External IR Receiver to the DHD Controller If infrared sign als from the r emote control can not reach t he DHD Controller d ue to excessive d istance or ob structions such as walls or cab inet doors, y ou can conn ect an external IR rec eiver to the DHD Co n[...]

Installation VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual 49 PRE L IMINAR Y Connecting to AC Power Projector/DHD Controller: Plug the female end of one power cord into the AC receptacle on th e rear of the VX-3000 d (AC 100V ~ 240V). Then, c onnect the other end to your AC power so urce. Similarly connect the DHD Controlle r to a nearby AC outlet.[...]

Installation 50 VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 3.9 Primary Lens Adjustments The VX-3000d g ives you a grea t deal of contr ol over the picture size, position and focus. Focus and Zoom – VX-3000d To focus the projected im age, grasp the lens by t he outer ring and ro tate it. To make th e picture sm aller (zoom out) o[...]

Installation VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual 51 PRE L IMINAR Y 3.10 Adjusting the Picture Orientation By default, the VX-3000d is conf igured for a “f loor/f ront” installation, in wh ich the proj ector is installed uprigh t and in front o f the screen. If it is installed behin d the screen and/or mounted on a ceil ing, you must c[...]

Installation 52 VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Cylindrical Anamorphic Lens Installation and Adjustment The Cylindrical Anamorph ic lens mount kit consists of everyt hing shown in Figure 3-23. Some compon ents shipped wit h your projector may differ slightly from what is show n in these instructions. Figure 3-23. Cylind[...]

Installation VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual 53 PRE L IMINAR Y 5. Use the Height/ Y Adjustment T-Scr ews/Washers (item #3), Pitch Adjus tment T-Screws/Wash ers (item #4) and T-Nuts (it em #9) to attach the Pitch Adjustm ent Yoke and Lens Adapter Ring to the Anamorphic Lens Holder. The Y oke should be as close to the primary lens a s p[...]

Installation 54 VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 4. Select Tr i g g e r s from the Se rvice menu. 5. Assign the trig ger output to which the lens motor is c onnected to the Cinema and Virtual Cinema aspect ratios. This enables the lens motor to move the anamorphic lens into positio n (in front of th e primary lens) wh en[...]

Installation VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual 55 PRE L IMINAR Y When the height is properly set, tight en the Height Adjustm ent T-Screws to secur e the lens in place. Adjusting the Pitch (Angle): Next, angle the lens to ev en out any top-to-bottom pincushion disto rtion. To do t his, loosen the Pit ch Adjustment T -Screws (direc tly b[...]

Installation 56 VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Once the pr oper lens ang le has been se t, firmly tighte n the Yaw/X-Adjus tment Levers to secure the lens in pl ace. Geometry: 1. Input an ana morphic c ross-hatch test p attern to th e projector. 2. Unscrew the An amorphic Lens ju st enough to allo w it to rotate fr eel[...]

Installation VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual 57 PRE L IMINAR Y Whitney (Prismat ic) Anamorphic Lens Installation and Adjustment The Whitney Anam orphic lens mo unt kit consists of e verything shown in Figure 3-25. Some compone nts shipped w ith your projector may d iffer slightly from what is shown in these instructions. Figure 3-25. [...]

Installation 58 VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Adjusting th e Lens Heig ht (Y): 1. Project a white field on the sc reen. 2. Ensure that th e four Height (Y) Adjustmen t Screws ar e loose enoug h to allow vert ical movement of t he lens assembly. 3. Slowly move the anamorphic lens into place so that there ar e no shadow[...]

Installation VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual 59 PRE L IMINAR Y Adjusting the Yaw: Loosen the Yaw/Z-Adjus tment Knobs to allow the lens to pivot freely from side to side. Then, an gle the lens to even ou t any left-righ t pincushio n distortion: Once the pr oper lens angle h as been set, f irmly tighten the Yaw/Z-Adjustm ent Knobs to s[...]

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VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual 61 PRE L IMINAR Y 4.1 Using the On-Screen Menus To display t he Main Menu , press the MENU button on the remote co ntrol (Figure 2- 6) or DHD Controller front panel ( Figure 2-4 ). To select a menu it em, use the and buttons on the remote co ntrol or DHD Contro ller front panel to h ighlight it. Th en, [...]

Operation 62 VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Figure 4 -1. DHD Contro ller OSD Menu Structur e for VX-3000d (continued) Main Menu The Main Me nu is the starting point for accessing all DHD Contro ller functions. (You must ente r a passco de to access the Calibration and Servic e menus.) Service Test Vide o Color Bars 1 C[...]

Operation VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual 63 PRE L IMINAR Y Input Source From the M ain Menu, selec t Input Sou rce to choose a video signal so urce. The active so urce is indica ted by an arrow ( Î ) to its left; in this example, Composite is the active source . Aspect Ratio To change the aspect ratio (size and shape) of the pro jec[...]

Operation 64 VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Table 4-1. Aspect Ratio Settings Aspect Ratio Remote Control Key Description 16:9 16:9 Select 1 6:9 to vie w 16:9 DV Ds and HDTV programs in their native aspec t ratio. 4:3 images are stretched horizontally to fit a 16:9 scre en. 4:3 4:3 Standard 4:3 scales the input signal t[...]

Operation VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual 65 PRE L IMINAR Y Cinema CINEMA Select Cinem a to view 2. 35 source material in its native aspect ratio. With a 16:9 screen and a non-CineWide projector (no anamorphic lens), the upper and lower portions of the screen are masked, but the geometry of the active image area is unchanged. With a 2[...]

Operation 66 VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Picture Use the controls in the Pictu re Menu to ca librate each DHD Controller inpu t to achieve optimum picture qua lity. The DHD Contr oller has been de signed to incorp orate setup and calibratio n standards established b y the Imaging Science Foundat ion (ISF). The ISF h[...]

Operation VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual 67 PRE L IMINAR Y PLUGE patterns va ry but ge nerally consist of so me combinat ion of black, w hite and gray areas against a blac k background. T he example above includes two vertica l bars and four shaded boxes. Select Brightne ss from the Pictur e menu and press ENTER . Adjust the brightne[...]

Operation 68 VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Color Saturation: On your externa l test pattern so urce, select a c olor bar p attern like the one shown in Figure 4-4 . Figure 4-4. Typical Color Bar Pattern for Adjusting Color Saturatio n and Tint 1. Press the MENU button on the remote control or DHD Controller front pane[...]

Operation VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual 69 PRE L IMINAR Y 11.Adjust the color sa turation level until the out ermost (gray and bl ue) color bars appear to be a single shade of bl ue: Tint: Tint or “hue” is essentially the r atio of red t o green in th e color por tion of the im age. When tint is dec reased, the image appears red[...]

Operation 70 VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Sharpness: “Sh arpness” is the amou nt of high-fre quency deta il in the image. To adjust sharpness, select Shar pness from the Pictur e menu and press ENTER . On your external test pattern source, sele ct a pattern like the one shown in Figure 4 -5 . Adjust as needed, lo[...]

Operation VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual 71 PRE L IMINAR Y Overscan/Over scan Mode: Overscan pushes the ou tside edge of the ac tive picture area of the video signal out beyond the edge of th e display area. Some television programs ar e produced b ased on the a ssumption that o lder television sets may not d isplay the ou ter edges [...]

Operation 72 VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Phase (RGB, Co mponent or SCART sources ): This control ad justs the phase of th e pixel sampling clock relative to the inc oming signal. Adjust the phase wh en an RGB, Component or SCART image still sh ows shimmer or “noise” after Tracking has been optimized. For best re[...]

Operation VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual 73 PRE L IMINAR Y You should save ch anges to any of the follo wing settings to a pres et; otherwise they will be lost when a new input sour ce or resolution is selected: • Brightness •C o n t r a s t • Color saturation •T i n t • Sharpness •G a m m a • Color temp erature and whi[...]

Operation 74 VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Information Signal / System: Select Information from the Ma in Menu, th en choose either Signal or System to display information abou t the current inpu t signal (resolution, fr equency, type et cetera) and insta lled firmware ver sions, as well as othe r information tha t un[...]

Operation VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual 75 PRE L IMINAR Y If excess ambien t light washes o ut the image and it bec omes difficult or impossible to see details in da rk areas, lowe r the gamma se tting to co mpensate. This improves contrast while maintaining good d etails for blacks. Co nversely, if the imag e is washed out and unna[...]

Operation 76 VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y • Simple : Use Simple mode to choose one of t hree color temperat ure prese ts: 5500K, 6500K or 9300K . The default setting, 65 00K, is appropriate for most situations. Highe r settings p roduce a “blue r” picture; lower o nes impart a re ddish hue to the image. Table 4[...]

Operation VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual 77 PRE L IMINAR Y •C h r o m a D e l a y : use the Chro ma Delay cont rol to correc t a mis-aligned im age from a Composite or S-Video source. C hroma delay in an image ca uses color shifts to occur to the left of th e vertical edge trans itions, produ cing artificial shado ws or a “halo?[...]

Operation 78 VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Splash Configure: Use the Splash Configur e menu to con trol the appear ance and behavior of t he “splash” sc reen that ap pears on the d isplay upon p ower-up. • Owner Name / ISF Calibrated / ISF Other: You can have the VX-3 000d display t he owner’s name, your name,[...]

Operation VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual 79 PRE L IMINAR Y Remote Control: Select Remote Cont rol from the Service m enu to change the following settings related to remote cont rol operation . • Remote Code: Select Remo te Code from the Remote Co ntrol menu to set the infrared (IR) code set to which the DHD Contro ller will respond[...]

Operation 80 VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Figure 4-8. Keystone Correction • Lens: Select Lens fro m the Display Device - Con figure menu to access the motorized lens controls. Refer to Primary Lens Adjustments on pag e 50 . • Lamp Info.: Select La mp Info. fr om the Di splay Device - Configure me nu to obt ain in[...]

Operation VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual 81 PRE L IMINAR Y • Diagnostic: Select Diagnostic from the Display De vice - Configure menu, then select Red, Green, B lue, Yellow, Cyan or Magent a to display on ly that color ch annel (simulating a filter of that color). This ca n be usefu l for calibration or measure ment purposes. To res[...]

Operation 82 VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Triggers: Select Triggers from the Service menu to configu re the 12-volt trigger ou tputs. You can assign one or mor e trigger outp uts to each a spect ratio . Those trigg ers are then activated by se lecting that aspe ct ratio. With a VX-3000d /CineWide with Aut oScope, ass[...]

Operation VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual 83 PRE L IMINAR Y This so-called “chro ma bug” sometim es causes streaky or spiky horizonta l lines running th rough the ch roma channel. It is most notice able in static, int erlaced scene s and on diagonal ed ges (especially red ones) . Set CUE to On to co rrect this issue. Sync Threshol[...]

Operation 84 VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y System Reset: To reset ALL c ontroller settings (including ima ge settings) back to their factory defaults, choose System Reset from the Servic e menu. A confirmation message appears. Select Y es to continue with th e reset or se lect No to cancel. This action is not undoable[...]

VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual 85 PRE L IMINAR Y 5.1 Lamp Replacement The lamp should be replac ed when it rea ches the end of its life (typ ically 2000 hou rs), or sooner if a no ticeable degrad ation in br ightness occur s. Contact you r Runco deale r to obtain a repl acement lamp. 1. Turn off the projector a nd unplug the po wer c[...]

Maintenance and Troublesh ooting 86 VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 5.2 Troubleshooting Tips Table 5-1 provide s some general guidelines for troubleshooting pr oblems you may encounter w ith the VX-300 0d. If the suggest ed solutions fail to r esolve the prob lem or if you encounter an issue not desc ribed here, pl ease[...]

Maintenance and Troubleshooting VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual 87 PRE L IMINAR Y Image appears “washed out” and/or dark areas appear too bright. • Brightness is set too high. • Lower the brightness setting. A projected image from a DVD is split or otherwise scrambled. • DVD player is connected to the Component input and set[...]

Maintenance and Troublesh ooting 88 VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Notes:[...]

VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual 89 PRE L IMINAR Y 6.1 RS-232 Connection and Port Configuration In addition to using the DHD Cont roller front-panel keyp ad or remote control unit, the re are two metho ds of contro lling the VX-300 0d and DHD C ontroller exter nally: • Using a serial (R S-232) link to sen d ASC II commands and receiv[...]

External Control 90 VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Table 6-1 lists the RS-232 comman d set. The “Param eter (min/m ax)” column shows the valid parameter ranges, or “NA” for comman ds that take no para meters. When you enter a valid comma nd, the DHD Controller execute s it and acknowledges it with a plus sign o[...]

External Control VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual 91 PRE L IMINAR Y Aspect Ratio Commands 16:9 NA YES Selects the 16:9 aspect ratio 4:3 NA YES Selects the 4:3 aspect ratio ASPECT? NA NA Returns current aspect ratio CINEMA NA YES Selects the Cinema aspect ratio LETTERBOX NA YES Selects the Letterbox aspect rati o NATIVE NA YES Selects t[...]

External Control 92 VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 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” image preset NIGHT NA YES Loads “ISF Night” image preset PRESET? NA NA Returns currently-selected preset (ISF Day,[...]

External Control VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual 93 PRE L IMINAR Y Sleep Timer Commands SLEEPTMR? NA NA Returns sleep timer setting STOFF NA YES Sets the sleep timer to Off ST30MIN NA YES Sets the sleep timer to 30 minutes ST60MIN NA YES Sets the sleep timer to 60 minutes ST90MIN NA YES Sets the sleep timer to 90 minutes ST2HRS NA YES[...]

External Control 94 VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 6.3 Using Discrete IR Codes The DHD Controller acce pts commands in th e form of IR signals that conform to the Phillips RC5 protocol. Ea ch DHD Controller remo te control button has an RC5 control code associated with it. You can use these codes to program a t hird-pa[...]

External Control VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual 95 PRE L IMINAR Y Figure 6-1 shows the pulse train fo r this command (with the togg le bit set to zero). Figure 6-1. RC5 Messa ge Format IR Command List Table 6-2 lists th e RC5 contro l codes for the DHD Contro ller. S 1 S 2 TB A 4 A 3 A 2 A 1 A 0 C 5 C 4 C 3 C 2 C 1 C 0 Start Bits Tog[...]

External Control 96 VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y CUST 1 0x3472 0x3C72 Custom 1 memory preset CUST 2 0x3473 0x3C73 Custom 2 memory preset DOWN 0x3446 0x3C46 Down-Arrow ( ) ENTER 0x3444 0x3C44 ENTER EXIT 0x3474 0x3C74 EXIT (RETURN) HD 1 0x3451 0x3C51 HD1 video input HD 2 0x3452 0x3C52 HD2 video input HDMI 1 0x3453 0x3C[...]

VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual 97 PRE L IMINAR Y 7.1 VX-3000d Specifications Table 7-1 lists the VX-3000d specifications. 7. Specifications Table 7-1. VX-3000d Specifications Projector Type: Digital Light Processing (D LP), Single-Chip Super Onyx DMD Native Resolution: Full HD, 1920 x 1080 (16:9) Aspect Ratios: Refer to Table 7-2 Vid[...]

Specifications 98 VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual P RELI M INARY Brightness and Contrast: Cinema Stan dards Measurement System (CSMS) Specifications - Brightness*: 41.0 foot-Lamberts (fL) - Contrast Ratio*: 290:1 (V X-3000d); 315 :1 (VX-3000d Ultra) *Variable depending on RVR setting These measurements are taken from the projector in [...]

Specifications VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual 99 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, Virt ualWide, Cine ma, Virtual Cinema, Native Video Standards: NTSC, PAL Inputs: (1) Composite (2) S-Video[...]

Specifications 100 VX-3000d Series Inst allation/Operation Manual P RELI M INARY 7.3 Overall Dimensions – VX-3000d/CineWide Figure 7-1 shows the VX-300 0d dimensions (all dime nsions are in inches). Figure 7-1. Overall Dimensions – VX-3000d/CineWide (P rismatic Lens) 0 9.8 19.7 6.1 18.7 14.9 14.0 5.7 0 5.6 7.3 8.0 2.9 .9 9.1 6.0 1.4 3.2 5.5 0 3[...]

Specifications VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual 101 PRE L IMINAR Y 7.4 Overall Dimensions – VX-3000d Ultra Figure 7-2 sh ows the VX-3000d Ultra dimensions (all dimensions are in inches). Figure 7-2. Overall Dimensions – VX-3000d Ultra 0 9.8 18.8 14.9 19.7 0 .8 6.3 7.3 .7 .9 .5 5.0 6.8 6.6 9.6 0 2X 1.2 2X 18.5 5.3 14.2 15.3 4.1 5.5 [...]

Specifications 102 VX-3000d Series Inst allation/Operation Manual P RELI M INARY 7.5 Overall Dimensions – VX-3000d/CineWide with AutoScope Figure 7-3 shows th e VX-3000d/CineWide with AutoScope dimensio ns (all dimensions are in inches). Figure 7-3. Overall Dimensions – VX-3000d/CineWide with AutoScope 0 9.8 19.7 6.1 18.7 14.9 0 5.6 7.3 8.0 2.9[...]

Specifications VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual 103 PRE L IMINAR Y 7.6 Supported Timings Table 7-3 lists the signal types suppo rted by each input on the DHD Controller. Table 7-3. Supported Signal Timings by Input Format Resolution Refresh Rate (Hz) Horizontal Frequency (kHz) Pixel Frequency (MHz) Supported? ( √ = Yes, – = No) HD1[...]

Specifications 104 VX-3000d Series Inst allation/Operation Manual P RELI M INARY 1280x1024 1280x1024 60.00 63.981 108.000 √√√ ––– 75.00 79.976 135.000 √√√ ––– 85.00 91.146 157.500 √√√ ––– 1360x768 1360x768 60.00 47.712 85.500 √√√ ––– 1400x1050 1400x1050 60.00 64.744 101.000 √√√ ––– 60.00 6[...]

Specifications VX-3000d Series Installation/Operation Manual 105 PRE L IMINAR Y PAL-M – 59.94/60.00 15.73 4/15.750 3.580 –––– √ √ PAL-N – 50.00 15.625 3.580 –––– √ √ SECAM – 50.00 15.625 13.500 ––– √ √ √ Table 7-3. Supported Signal Timings by Input (continued) Format Resolution Refresh Rate (Hz) Horizontal [...]

Specifications 106 VX-3000d Series Inst allation/Operation Manual P RELI M INARY Notes:[...]

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