Vidikron 140/150 manual

1080p LightAmp™ Digital Projector Vision 140 Vision 140/CineWide™ Vision 140/CineWide™ with AutoScope™ Vision 150 Vision 150/CineWide™ Vision 150/CineWide™ with AutoScope™ 140/150 OWNER’S OPERA TING MANU AL[...]

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Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual iii PRE L IMINAR Y TWO YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY For Projectors, Video Pr ocessors and Controllers Congratulations on y our purchase of a Vidikro n video product an d welcome to the Vidikron fa mily! With proper installation , setu p and care, y ou should enjoy ma ny years of unparallel ed video performan[...]

iv Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y This warranty begins on the effective date of delivery to th e end user. For your conven ience, keep the origin al bill of sale as evidence of the purchase date. Pl e as e f il l ou t a nd m a il y ou r w ar r a nt y re g i st r a ti o n c a rd . I t i s imperative that Vidikron know[...]

Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual v PRE L IMINAR Y To locate the name and address of the ne arest Vidikron Authoriz ed Service Center, or for additi onal information about this Limi ted Warranty, please call or write: VIDIKRON At tn: C ustomer Service Depar tment 2900 F aber Street Union City , CA 94587 Ph: (510) 324-5900 F ax: (510) [...]

vi Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Thank you for your purchase of th is quality Vidikron video projecto r! It h as been designed to provide you with the quality of v ideo that is expected in a home theater. For th e best performance, please read this manual carefully as it is your guide through the menus and operation[...]

Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual vii 1 Table of Contents PRE L IMINAR Y TWO YEAR LIMIT ED WARRANTY ................ ................ ................ ................ ................ ............. iii Safety Precautions ... ................ ................ ................ ............. ................ ................ ...........[...]

Table of Contents viii Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Installing the P rojection Lens ......... .......... .......... ........... .......... ........... .......... .......... ............. .. .... ........ .......... 26 Installing the O ptional C ineWide Len s Mount ...... ............ ........... .......... ........[...]

Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual ix PRE L IMINAR Y 4. Operation ....... ................. ............ ................ ................. ................ ................ ............. ... ..... 63 Using the On-Screen Menus ....... .......... ........ ........... .......... .......... ........... .......... .......... ........... ..[...]

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Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual xi PRE L IMINAR Y 1 List of Figures 2-1. Vision 14 0/150 Top/R ear/Front Vie w. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2-2. Vision 14 0/150 Input P anel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

List of Figures xii Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 4-6 . Keystone Correctio n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 5-1. Removin g the Lamp Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual 1 PRE L IMINAR Y 1.1 About This Manual This Owner’s Manual describes how to instal l, set up and operate a Vidikron Vision Model 140 or Model 150 LightAmp™ Pr ojector and VHD Controlle r. Throughout this manual, the Vidikron Vision Model 140 /150 LightAmp™ Projector and VH D Controller a re refe[...]

Introduction 2 Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Graphic Conv entions: These symbols appear in numerous plac es throughout the manu al, to emphasize points tha t you must keep in mi nd to avoid problems with your equipment or injury: 1.2 Using This Manual Use the following table to locate the spe cif ic information you [...]

Introduction Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual 3 PRE L IMINAR Y 1.3 Description, Features and Benefits Vidikron’s Vision Model 140 a nd Model 150 bring our most adva nced technology, 10 8 0p resolution and the world’s first THX ® Certified home video prod ucts together in truly awesome fashion. The Vision 140/150 uses a new, inge[...]

Introduction 4 Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Key Features and Benefits The Vision 140/150 offers these key feat ures and benefits: • Native Resolution: 1920 x 10 8 0 • Three-chip Digital Light Processing (DLP) system • Two HDMI Inputs (on VHD Contro ller) with High-bandwidth Digita l Content Protection (HDCP) [...]

Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual 5 PRE L IMINAR Y 2.1 Vision 140/150 at a Glance Figure 2-1 shows th e key Vision 140/150 components. Figure 2-1. Vision 140/150 Top/Rear /Front View 2 Controls and Functions AC IN 220V 50HZ 1 9 3 5 11 8 10 4 6 2 7[...]

Controls and Functions 6 Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 1. T OP IR SENSOR 2. BUIL T -IN KEY P AD The built-in keypad is located at the back of the projec tor, beside the input panel. Use it similarly to the TheaterMaster Remote Contro l to perform service- related tasks on the projector. 3. INPUT P ANEL Connect the V[...]

Controls and Functions Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual 7 PRE L IMINAR Y 2.2 Vision 140/150 Input Panel Figure 2-2 shows th e Vision 140/150 rear input panel. Figure 2-2. Vision 140/150 Input Panel 1. RS232 IN Connect the RS- 232 output from t he VHD Control ler here, usin g the provided RJ11-to-DB9 adapter and communica tion cable. [...]

Controls and Functions 8 Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 2.3 Vision 140/150 Rear-Panel Keypad Figure 2-3 show s the Vision 140/1 50 rear-panel keypad. Figure 2-3. Vision 14 0/150 Rear-Panel Keypad 1. LED ST A TUS DISPLA Y The LED status window display s an active pa ttern of segments to indicate the projector is chang[...]

Controls and Functions Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual 9 PRE L IMINAR Y 9. Menu Navigation Buttons: UP BUT T ON ( ) Used to move the men u cursor up in the Vision 140/150 menu syst em. LEFT BUTTON ( ) Used to move the men u cursor left in t he Vision 140/150 menu syst em. DOWN BUTTON ( ) Used to move the men u cursor down in the Vis[...]

Controls and Functions 10 Vision Model 140/150 Owner ’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 2.4 VHD Controller Front Panel Figure 2-4 show s the controls and indicators on the VHD Controller front panel; the paragraphs that fo llow describe them. Figure 2-4. VHD Contr oller Front Panel 1. POWER BUTTON Press once to toggle from standby mode to on mode[...]

Controls and Functions Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual 11 PRE L IMINAR Y 2.5 VHD Controller Rear Panel Figure 2-5 shows th e rear conn ector panel on the VH D Controller. Figure 2-5. VHD Controller Rear Panel Outputs 1. HDMI OUT Connect this to Input 2 (DVI) on the Vision 140/ 150 (see Fig ure 2- 2 ). Inputs 2. HDMI 1 / HDMI 2 (Digi[...]

Controls and Functions 12 Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 9. IR Wired input from a wired remo te control or inf rared receiver . It is a 3.5-mm, mini phon o jack, wired as fo llows: Ring = +5V Tip = IR Input Sleeve = Ground 10. RS -232 CONTROL PORT A female, 9-pin D-sub connector for inte rfacing with a PC or home the[...]

Controls and Functions Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual 13 PRE L IMINAR Y 2.6 Vision 140/150 Remote Control Unit Figure 2-6 shows the Vision 140/150 remote contro l, and the para graphs that fo llow describe its functionality. Figure 2-6. VHD Contr oller/Vision 140/150 Remote Control 1 2 7 10 14 19 22 16 11 4 3 5 6 8 12 17 18 20 21 1[...]

Controls and Functions 14 Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 1. IR OUTPUT INDICA T OR Lights when a button is pressed to indicate that an IR signal is being transmit ted. 2. LIGHT Press to illuminate the buttons. 3. ON / OFF Press to turn the pr ojector on or off. 4. ENT (Enter) Press to select a highlighted menu item or[...]

Controls and Functions Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual 15 PRE L IMINAR Y Memory Preset Buttons: 8 . ISF NT (Night) Press to recall settings for the current in put from the “ISF Night” memory preset. 9. ISF DA Y Press to recall settings for the current input from the “ISF Day” memory preset. 10. CUST 2 Press to recall setting[...]

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Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual 17 PRE L IMINAR Y 3.1 Remote Control Battery Installation To install batteries in the remote control: 1. Remove the battery cover from th e back of the remote control. 2. Insert the batteries in cluded with the remote control. Ensure that the polarities correctly match the and markings inside the ba t[...]

Installation 18 Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y • Do not drop the remote co ntrol or expo se it to moisture or high temperature. • The remote c ontrol ma y malfun ction under a fl uorescent lamp. If that occurs, move the VHD Controller away fr om the fluorescent lamp. • Make sure that th ere is no thing obstruct[...]

Installation Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual 19 PRE L IMINAR Y 3.2 Quick Setup Table 3-1 gives a quick overview of the Vision 140/150 installation pr ocess. The sections following this one provid e detailed instructions. Installation should be performed by a qualified custom video installation specia list. Table 3-1. Installation Ov[...]

Installation 20 Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 3.3 Installation Considerations Proper installation of your projector will ensure the quality of yo ur display. Whethe r you are installing a pro jector temporarily or permanentl y, you should take the following into account to ensure your projec tor performs optimally. [...]

Installation Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual 21 PRE L IMINAR Y Throw Distance Throw distance is the distance measured fro m th e front of the projector to the screen. This is an important calcul ation in any projecto r instal lation as it determines whether or not you have enough room to insta ll your projecto r with a desired scre [...]

Installation 22 Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Vertical and Horizontal Position Proper placeme nt of the projector relative to the screen will yield a rectangula r, perfectly-centered image that completely fills the scre en. Ideally, the projector sh ould be positioned pe rpendicular to the screen and in such a wa y [...]

Installation Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual 23 PRE L IMINAR Y Figure 3-5. Horizontal Lens 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 general example of l ens shift. Lenses vary in their shift capabilities. No particular lens or projector is u[...]

Installation 24 Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Table 3-4 lists th e lens shift limits for each available Vision 14 0/150 lens, as perc entages and absolute measur ements with a 100 x 56 inch (1.7 8 :1) screen. Table 3-4. Vertical and Horizontal Lens Shift Li mits Lens Option B or C D E Lens Shift Limits, as Percentag[...]

Installation Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual 25 PRE L IMINAR Y Folded Optics In rear screen applications where space be hind the projector is limited, a mirror may be used to fold the optical path , as shown in Figure 3-6 . The position of the pr ojector and mirror must be accurately set. If you are considering this type of installa[...]

Installation 26 Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 3.4 Installing the Projection Lens The projection le ns is shipped separately fr om the projector. Pr oceed as follows to in stall the projection le ns: 1. Remove the lens plug fr om th e lens opening in the projector. 2. Place the lens ca p on the projection lens to pr [...]

Installation Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual 27 PRE L IMINAR Y 3.5 Installing the Optional CineWide Lens Mount If you are inst alling a Vision 140 /150 with the o ptional CineWide or CineWide with AutoScope system, proceed as fo llows to install the an amorphic lens mounting asse mbly (stationary ba se plate or AutoScope lens motor)[...]

Installation 28 Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Install Projector Stand (CineWide with AutoScope, Floor-Mount) (Skip this step if y ou are installing a fix ed CineW ide anamo rphic lens, or ceiling-mounting an A utoScope- equipp ed projector .) If you are installing the Vision 140/150 in an upright position ( not ce i[...]

Installation Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual 29 PRE L IMINAR Y 3.6 Mounting the Vision 140/150 There are several methods for mounting th e projector. Depending on your chosen installation, one method may be more suitable th an another. Floor Mounting (Upright) In typical front and rear screen installations, the projector can be mo u[...]

Installation 30 Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 3.7 Connections to the Vision 140/150 and VHD Controller Proceed as follow s to connect the VHD Controller to the Vision 140/150, your video sources, external cont roller(s) – if pr esent – and AC pow er. When connecting your equipment: • Turn off all equipment bef[...]

Installation Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual 31 PRE L IMINAR Y Connecting Source Components to the VHD Controller Connect your video sour ces to the VHD C ontroller as show n and described in the sections that follow. HDMI Connections: See Figure 3-10. Figure 3-10. HDMI Source Connections Use the HDMI inputs when ever possibl e. Thi[...]

Installation 32 Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Digital (DTV) RGB or Component Video Connections: See Figure 3-11. Figure 3-11. Digital (DT V) RGB or Component Video Connections HD1 HD2 G/Y INPUTS HV R/Pr B/Pb G/Y H V R/Pr B/Pb Component Video Pb Pr Y Video S-Video 2 S-Video 1 12 3 TRIGGERS HDMI 1 HDMI 2 DTV or Progre[...]

Installation Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual 33 PRE L IMINAR Y Analog (Computer) RGB Connections: See Figure 3-12. Figure 3-12. Analog RGB Connections HD1 HD2 G/Y INPUTS HV R/Pr B/Pb G/Y H V R/Pr B/Pb Component Video Pb Pr Y Video S-Video 2 S-Video 1 12 3 TRIGGERS HDMI 1 HDMI 2 Personal Computer Red Green Blue Horiz V ert[...]

Installation 34 Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Composite/S-Video/Compon ent Video Connections: See Figure 3-13. Figure 3-13. Composite, S-Video and Component Video Connections HD1 HD2 G/Y INPUTS HV R/Pr B/Pb G/Y H V R/Pr B/Pb Component Video Pb Pr Y Video S-Video 2 S-Video 1 12 3 TRIGGERS HDMI 1 HDMI 2 DVD Player, VC[...]

Installation Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual 35 PRE L IMINAR Y RS-232 Controller Connection Use a straight-through, 9 -pin RS-232 cable to co nnect a PC or ho me theater control/automation syste m (if present) to the R S-232 Control port o n the VHD Controller; se e Figure 3-14 . For more information about usin g this connecti on, r[...]

Installation 36 Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Connecting 12-Volt Trigger Outputs to External Theater Equipment If your Vision 140/150 is equipped with a CineWid e with AutoScope system, connect the AutoScope lens motor to a 12-volt trigger output on the VH D Controller; see Figure 3-15 . Similarly connect other 12-v[...]

Installation Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual 37 PRE L IMINAR Y Connecting an External IR Receiver to the VHD Controller If infrared signals from the remo te control cannot reac h the VHD Controller due to excessive distance or obstruct ions such as walls or cabinet doors, you can conne ct an external IR receiver to the VHD Co ntroll[...]

Installation 38 Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 3.8 Turning on the Power 1. Turn on your source components. 2. Turn on the ma in power switch a t the rear of th e VHD Controller. 3. If this is an AutoScope-equipped projector, turn on the main power switch at the rear of the AutoScope lens motor. The lens motor powe r [...]

Installation Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual 39 PRE L IMINAR Y 3.9 Adjusting the Picture Orientation By default, the Vision 14 0/150 is configured for a “floor/front” installation, in which the projector is installed upright and in front of the screen. If it is installed behind the screen and/or mounted on a ceil ing, you must c[...]

Installation 40 Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 3.11 Installing and Adjusting the CineWide Anamorphic Lens If you are installing a CineWide-equipped projec tor, proceed as follo ws to install and adjust the anamorphic lens. Note that some components shipped with your projector may differ slightly from wha t is sh own [...]

Installation Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual 41 PRE L IMINAR Y Configure Lens Motor Trigger (CineWide with AutoScope) (Skip this step if you are installing a fix ed CineW ide anamorphic lens .) CineWide with AutoScope maintains consta nt image height independent of the aspect ratio, while using the full displa y resolution of the pr[...]

Installation 42 Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Height (Y) Adjustment: With the white fiel d still on-scr een, loos en the Height A djustment Lev ers on either side of th e lens. T hen, slow ly move th e anamorphic lens int o place so that there ar e no shadow s on the top or bottom of the screen: When the height is p[...]

Installation Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual 43 PRE L IMINAR Y Yaw Adjust: Loosen the Y aw/X-Adjustment L evers to allow the lens to pivot freely from side to side. Then, angle the lens to e ven out any left-right pin cushion distor tion: Once the proper lens angl e has been set, firmly tighten the Y aw/X-Adjustment L evers to secur[...]

Installation 44 Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 3. Grasp the lens by the front ring and rotate the lens until th e image is properly anamorphic: 4. When the ima ge geometry appea rs correct, tighten the three Lens Rotation Set Screws to secure the lens in place. (Whe n viewed from the front, the rea r opening on the a[...]

Installation Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual 45 PRE L IMINAR Y 3.12 Calibrating Projector Input 2 (DVI) After you ha ve installed and adjuste d the projector and lens (or lense s), you are r eady to begin calibrating the DVI input (I nput 2) to the Vision 140/150. To perform the cali bration, you will use th e projector rear-pa nel [...]

Installation 46 Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Figure 3-17. TheaterMaster Remo te Control for Vision 140/150 SYSTEM MENU MENU GUIDE GUIDE EXIT INFO DIS PREV PR EV CH CH + - + - MAIN LENS FUNCS SOURC 11 1 3 2 4 12 14 13 15 10 9 8 7 6 5[...]

Installation Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual 47 PRE L IMINAR Y TheaterMaster Remote Control Functions 1. POWER Button Hold this button down for 1-2 seconds to t urn on or off the projector. 2. FUNCS Button This button brings you to a sub-page in which you can access the projector’s internal test patterns, view he lp text, auto-cal[...]

Installation 48 Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Navigating the Projector Menus Most of the controls for the projector are a ccessed from within the pr ojector’s menu sy stem. There are several gro ups of related functions, with each group selecta ble from the Main Menu. Press MENU on the rea r keypad or Theate rMas [...]

Installation Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual 49 PRE L IMINAR Y All available channe ls are listed in the Chan nel Setup menu (Figure 3-1 8 ), which describes how each channel can be accessed and wh ich serves as the gatew ay for editing, copying an d deleting channels. Figure 3-18. Channel Setup Menu To display the Channel Setup men[...]

Installation 50 Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 3. Select Locked fro m the Channel Setup menu and pr ess ENTER to clear the chec k box. Figure 3-19. Unlocking a Channel Auto Setup Use the Auto Setup feature of the Vision 140/15 0 as a convenient starting point fo r calibrating the projector DVI inpu t for optimum pict[...]

Installation Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual 51 PRE L IMINAR Y Auto Setup also optimizes the following setti ngs, based on the characteristics of the incoming signal: • Pixel Tracking • Pixel Phase • Size and Blanking •H e i g h t • Position • White Balance ( Input Levels) If additional fine-tuning is nece ssary after pe[...]

Installation 52 Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y For 10 8 0i digital and 10 8 0p signals, channels are pre-con figured at the Vid ikron factory fo r each aspect ratio. T hese channels use Cu st o m size pr esets to achieve the sel ected aspect ratio. • “Custom ” Resizing: The “Custom” re-siz e descriptor au t[...]

Installation Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual 53 PRE L IMINAR Y Pixel Phase: Adjust pixel phase when the image (usu ally from an RGB source) still shows shimmer or “noise” after pixel tracking is optimized. Pix el ph ase adjusts th e phase of the pixel sampling clock relative to the incoming sig nal. For best results, use a good [...]

Installation 54 Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Filter: The proper filter setting is automatically se t for virtually all signals, and r arely needs to be changed. It applies a low pass filter for noise reduction in the incoming input signal, particularly for HDTV or SDTV. Applied in the analog domain be fore sampling[...]

Installation Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual 55 PRE L IMINAR Y • Black Levels and White Levels: To check your image an d adjust these controls: 1. Make sure overall “White Le vel” (contrast) and “Black Le vel” (brightness) settings are both set to near 50. (Not required fo r “Pre-Calibration” adj ustment.) 2. Check the[...]

Installation 56 Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y blacks and whites without crushing. Figure 3-21. Adjusting Black Levels and White Levels Using the Clipping Dete ctor 1. Display a 16-level grayscale test patte rn from the VHD C ontroller. 2. Enter a checkm ark in the Cl ipping Detector checkbox. 3. Display one primary [...]

Installation Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual 57 PRE L IMINAR Y previously (refer to Unlocking Channels on page 49 ), unlock the next chan nel and repeat the calibration procedure. Do this for each of the remain ing ch annels. Installation Menu Select Installati on from the Vision 140/150 Main Me nu to access these advanced lamp an d[...]

Installation 58 Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y OptiCal (Primary Lens Calibration): OptiCal provides the ability to store and recall focus, zoom and position settin gs for the primary lens. To enable OptiCa l: 1. Select Insta llation from the Main Menu. 2. Select Geometr y and Color from the Installation menu. 3. Sele[...]

Installation Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual 59 PRE L IMINAR Y 3.13 Working With the Lamp Access the Lamp Adjust menu to: • Choose a lamp mode for regulating power and light output. • Change the optica l aperture size. • View information pertaining to past and present lamps. • Record the lamp serial number in the projector?[...]

Installation 60 Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Lamp Mode: Select the Lamp Mode you want to use in order to control the light output. You can choose to run the l amp as bright as po ssible, you can powe r the lamp with a specific wattage appropriate fo r the installed la mp or yo u ca n set a specific inte nsity (brig[...]

Installation Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual 61 PRE L IMINAR Y dim normally. Either r educe your “Intensity” setting o r replace the lamp. Do not lower t he “Intensity” so much tha t the corresponding “P ower” value reach es its minimum — the intensity setting will be inaccurate an d cann ot be maintained. Aperture Con[...]

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Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual 63 PRE L IMINAR Y 4.1 Using the On-Screen Menus Press the MENU button on either the remote cont rol or the VHD Controller front panel to display the Main Menu. To select a me nu item, use the and buttons on either the re mote control or the VHD Controller front panel to highlight it. Press ENTER to co[...]

Operation 64 Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Figure 4-1. VHD Controller OSD Me nu Structure for Vision 140/1 50 Service Test Video Grey Bars 1 Grey Bars 2 Color Bars 1 Color Bars 2 Input Names Rename, Restor e or Save Remote Cont rol Primary Secondary Display Device: Configure Installation Picture Orientation Keystone[...]

Operation Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual 65 PRE L IMINAR Y Main Menu The Main Menu is the starting point for accessing all projector functions. (The Calibration and Service men us are hidden and not accessible until you enter a passcode.) Input Source From the Main Menu, select Input Sour ce to choose a vid eo signal source. The ac[...]

Operation 66 Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Table 4-1. Aspect Ratio Settings Aspect Ratio Remote Control Key Description 16:9 16:9 Select 16:9 to view 16:9 DVDs and HDTV programs in their native aspect ratio. 4:3 images are stretched horizontally to fit a 16:9 screen. 4:3 4:3 4:3 scales the input signal to fit in the[...]

Operation Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual 67 PRE L IMINAR Y Cinema CINEMA Select Cinema 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 68 Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Pic ture Use the controls in the P icture Menu to calibrate your Vision 14 0/150 for optimum pict ure quality. The Vision 140/150 has been designed to incorporate setup and calibrat ion standards established by the Imaging Scienc e Foundation (ISF). The ISF ha s developed c[...]

Operation Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual 69 PRE L IMINAR Y Brightness : On your external test pattern source, select a PLUGE pattern. (PLUGE is an acronym for “Picture Line-Up Generation Equipmen t.”) Figure 4-2 shows a typical PLUGE pattern. Figure 4-2. Typical PLUGE Pattern for Adjusting Brightness PLUGE patterns vary but gen[...]

Operation 70 Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Contrast: On your external test patte rn source, select a stepped, gray-bar patte rn 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 contrast to a po int just belo w which the white [...]

Operation Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual 71 PRE L IMINAR Y Select Color and press ENTER . While looking at the color bar pattern through a blue filter, adjust the color saturat ion level until the outermost (gray and blue) color bars appear to be a single shade of blue: Tint: Tint or “hue” is essentially the ratio of red to gre[...]

Operation 72 Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Sharpness: “Sharpness” is the amount of high-frequency detail in the image. To adjust sharpness, select Sh arpness from the Picture menu and press ENTER . On your external test pattern source , select a pat tern like the on e shown in Figure 4-5 . Adjust as ne eded, loo[...]

Operation Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual 73 PRE L IMINAR Y Overscan: Ima ge Overscan pushes the outside edge of th e active picture area of th e video signal out beyond the edge of the display ar ea. Some television programs are produced based on the assumpti on that older television sets may not display the outer edges of the broa[...]

Operation 74 Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Calib ration Use the C alibration me nu to perfor m ad vanced picture quality adjustments. Thi s m en u should be used by ISF-certified technicians only . To recall the ISF Night or ISF Day settings, select “ISF Night” or “ISF Day” from the ISF Presets menu (see ab [...]

Operation Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual 75 PRE L IMINAR Y • Noise Filter: To apply noise filtering to the input sign al, select Noise Filter from the Input Color menu. The Noise Filter is useful for clearing up noisy images from 4 8 0i video sources. Use the left- or right-arrow buttons to sele ct the desired amount of noise red[...]

Operation 76 Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Service Use the Service menu to access a dvanc ed projector co nfiguration settings. Th is me nu should be used by ISF-certified technicians only . Test Video: Select Test Video from the Service Menu to access the internal t est patterns on the Vision 140/150. Fo ur pattern[...]

Operation Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual 77 PRE L IMINAR Y When you change a remote co de on the VHD Controller, yo u must re-program your remote control to sen d that same code. To do this: 1. Using a straight ened paper clip or simila r object, press and h old the CO D E button on the remote cont r ol for approximately thre e sec[...]

Operation 78 Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y HD Format: If the characteristics of the incoming signal on the HD1 or HD2 inputs are known, select HD Format from the Service menu and set them as described below. Doing so can reduce the time it takes the VHD Controller to sw itch from HD to 4 8 0i signals or vice versa. [...]

Operation Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual 79 PRE L IMINAR Y System Reset: To reset ALL proj ector and controlle r se ttings (including image settings) back to their factory defaults , choose System Reset from the Service menu. A confirmation message appears, rem inding yo u to save your setting s before you perform the reset, so tha[...]

Operation 80 Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Notes:[...]

Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual 81 PRE L IMINAR Y 5.1 Lamp and Filter Replacement The Vision 140/150 uses a Cermax® Xenon lamp to del iver its high brightness. Th e lamp should be replaced wh en it reaches the end of its life (ty pically 1000 hour s), or sooner if a noticeable degrada tion in brightne ss occurs. When you replace a [...]

Maintenance and Troubleshooting 82 Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 4. Grasp the lamp by its housing only and pull it straight out (lamp slides a long guides) until it’s free; see Figure 5-3 . Discard the lamp using safe di sposal/recyc ling practices or contact your Vidikron dealer fo r a possible re-lam ping progra[...]

Maintenance and Troubleshooting Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual 83 PRE L IMINAR Y 13. Press ENTER to accept the change. This adds th e new lamp serial number to the Lamp History menu and resets the Lamp Hours timer to “0.” Lamp Mode and Lamp Limit remain as they were for the previous lamp and ca n be changed at any time. Figure [...]

Maintenance and Troubleshooting 84 Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 5.2 Lens Replacement If you need to remove the lens – eit her to replace it or to prepare the pro jector for shipment – proceed as follows: 1. Power do wn the projec tor and wait five minutes to allow the lamp to cool. 2. Remove the secondary anamo[...]

Maintenance and Troubleshooting Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual 85 PRE L IMINAR Y 5.3 Troubleshooting Tips Table 5-1 provides some general guidelin es for tr oubleshooting problems y ou may encounter with the Vision 140/150. If the suggested sol utions fail to resolve the problem or if you encounter an issu e not described here, ple[...]

Maintenance and Troubleshooting 86 Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y The display is jittery o r unstable. • Poor-quality or improperly connected source. • The horizontal or vertical scan frequency of the input signal may be out of rang e for the projector. • Ensure that the source is properly connected and of adeq[...]

Maintenance and Troubleshooting Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual 87 PRE L IMINAR Y Error Codes If the status code display on the back of the projector shows one of the following va lues, you have encountered a l ikely system error r equ iring the attention of a qualified service technician. Acknowle dge and clear the error by pre ssi[...]

Maintenance and Troubleshooting 88 Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Power and Cooling 46 Red DMD heat sink overheated. 47 Green DMD heat sink overheated. 4 8 Blue DMD heat sink overheated. 49 Prism overheated. 4C Projector shutdown due to critical error. C0 Lamp blower failure (l amp not turned on). 51 LVPS fan failed [...]

Maintenance and Troubleshooting Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual 89 PRE L IMINAR Y TIPM (Image Processor) 60 Boot code CRC failed. 61 Unable to program DigMux PLD. 62 Unable to program Control PLD. 63 Unable to program Bubks PLD. 64 Unrecognized ROM type. 65 Write to flash ROM failed. 66 TIPM failure. 67 Downloaded code will not fit.[...]

Maintenance and Troubleshooting 90 Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Miscellane ous A0 Unable to program the optional module. A1 Unable to power the optional mod ule. A2 Unable to program the Dual Slot Backpla ne Module (DSBP). A3 Unable to program the optional Post Processing Modul e (Warp module). Table 5-2. Vision 14[...]

Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual 91 PRE L IMINAR Y 6.1 RS-232 Connection and Port Configuration To interface the VHD Controller with a home theater automati on/control system or a PC running terminal e mulation softwar e, connect it to your contr ol system or PC as sh own in Figure 3-14 . Configure the RS-2 32 controlle r or PC seria[...]

Serial Communications 92 Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Input Selection Commands COMPONENT NA YES Selects the Component input COMPOSITE NA YES Selects the Composite video input HDMI1 NA YES Selects the HDMI1 input HDMI2 NA YES Selects the HDMI2 input HD1 NA YES Selects the RGB HD 1 input HD2 NA YES Selects the RGB HD[...]

Serial Communications Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual 93 PRE L IMINAR Y Picture Adjust Commands BRIGHTNESS -100/100 YES Sets a value for brightness BRIGHTNESS? NA NA Returns brightness setting value CHROMADELAY -12/12 YES Sets a value for input color chroma delay CHROMADELAY? NA NA Returns input color chroma delay setting COLOR -100[...]

Serial Communications 94 Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Input Position Commands IHEIGHT -100/100 YES Sets the value for input height IHEIGHT? NA NA Returns input height value IHPOS -100/100 YES Sets a value for horizontal input position IHPOS? NA NA Returns input horizontal position value IVPOS -100/100 YES Sets a va[...]

Serial Communications Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual 95 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 manufacture d ate DISPLAY? NA NA Returns display device in[...]

Serial Communications 96 Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Notes:[...]

Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual 97 7.1 Vision 140/150 Specifications Table 7-1 lists the Vision 140/150 specifications. 7 Specifications Table 7-1. Vision 140/150 Specifica tions Projector Type: Digital Light Processing (DLP ), 3-chip, 16:9 LightAmp™ DMD Native Resolution: 1920 x 10 8 0 (16: 9) Aspect Ratios: Refer to Table 7-2 Vi[...]

Specifications 98 Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual Brightness and Contrast: Cinema Stan dards Measurement System (CSMS) Specifications - Brightness: 8 6.5 foot-Lamberts (fL) (Vision 140); 102.0 fL (Vision 150) - Contrast Ratio (variable, based on lens aperture setting): 235:1 - 275:1 (Vision 140); 224:1 - 275:1 (Vision 150) These mea[...]

Specifications Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual 99 7.2 VHD Controller Specifications Table 7-2 lists the VHD C ontroller specifications. Table 7-2. VHD Controller Specificat ions Aspect Ratios: 4:3, Letterbox, 16:9, IntelliWide, Cinema, Intelliwide 2.35 Video Standards: NTSC, PAL Inputs: (1) Composite; (2) S-Vide o; (1) Component; (2[...]

Specifications 100 Vision Model 140/150 Owner’s Operating Manual 7.3 Vision 140/150 Dimensions Figure 7-1 show s the Vision 140/150 dimensions (all dimensio ns are in inches). Figure 7-1. Vision 1 40/150 Dimensions 0 28.9 19.8 6.0 9.4 25.6 0 6.4 10.1 12.4 13.4 2.6 .5 Ø8 . 8 0 28.8 5.6 14.1 24.1 0 25.9 22.9 3.9 6.9 25.9 13.4 2.6 3.9 0 14.1 9.5 24[...]

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