Runco Q-1500d Ultra manual

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    Q-1500d Series LED Home Theater Projection System Q-1500d Q-1500d/CineWide™ Q-1500d/CineWide with AutoScope™ Q-1500d Ultra Q-1500d Ultra/CineWide™ Q-1500d Ultra/CineWide with AutoScope™ I NSTALLATION /O PERATION M ANUAL[...]

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    Q-1500d Series Installation/Operation Manu al iii PRE L IMINAR Y RuncoCare™ S tandard 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 Limited Warranty is provided fr ee of char ge by Runc o Internati[...]

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    iv Q-1500d Series Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y • In the event of a product defec t, please follo w the claim pr ocedure provid ed below: A. Register your p roduct if you h ave not yet do ne so. Visit ht tp://www.run co.com/sup port/product -registration/ to register the p roduct. B. Contact your o riginal authorized de aler or dis[...]

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    Q-1500d Series Installatio n/Operation Manual v PRE L IMINAR Y 4. Damage, det erioration, or malfunction re sulting from: A. Accident, abus e, misuse, neg lect, improper ve ntilation, fire, w ater, disaster, lightning, or oth er acts of natur e, smoke exposure (cigarette or otherwise), unaut horized product mo dification (includin g use of an u nau[...]

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    vi Q-1500d Series Inst allation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Runco offers e xtended and e xpanded servic e plans. For in formation on ad ditional produc t protection, p lease ask your authorized Runco dealer, e mail service orders@runco. com or call (toll fr ee) (800) 23 -RUNCO (800-23 7-8626). RUNCO PROVIDES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIE D, [...]

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    Q-1500d Series Installatio n/Operation Manual vii PRE L IMINAR Y Thank you for you r purchase of this qu ality Runco video produ ct! It has been designed to provide you with the qua lity of video that is exp ected in a home theat er. For the be st performan ce, please read this m anual carefully a s it is your gu ide through the menus and operat io[...]

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    viii Q-1500d Series Instal lation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Manufacture r’s Name: Runc o Internation al, LLC Manufacture r’s Address: 119 5 NW Compton Dr ive, Beaverton, OR 97006-19 92 hereby declares that the Prod ucts’ Model Numbers: Q-1500d, Q-1500d/Cin eWide, Q-1500d/CineW ide with AutoSc op e, Q-1500d Ultra, Q-1500 d Ultra/CineW id[...]

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    Q-1500d Series Installatio n/Operation Manual ix PRE L IMINAR Y 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 resid ential installation. This equipmen[...]

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    x Q-1500d Series Inst allation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Note s :[...]

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    Q-1500d Series Installation/Operation Manual xi 1 Table of Content s PRE L IMINAR Y RuncoCare ™ S tandard Two Year Limited Warra nty ........ ................ ................ ........... iii Important S afety In s truction s .......................... ................ ............. ................ ................ vii Compliance Information ...[...]

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    Table of Contents xii Q-1500d Series Instal lation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Installation Consid erations ...... ................ ................ ................. ................ ................ ... 23 Installation Ty pe ............. ................ ................ ................ ............. ................ .......... 23 Ambient L[...]

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    Table of Contents Q-1500d Series Installation/Operation Manual xiii PRE L IMINAR Y 4. Operation .......... ................ ................ ................ ................ ................ ............. .......... 65 Using the On-Sc reen Menus .................. ................ ................. ................ ................ ... 65 Main Men[...]

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    Table of Contents xiv Q-1500d Series Instal lation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Note s :[...]

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    Q-1500d Series Installatio n/Operation Manual xv 1 Li s t of Figure s PRE L IMINAR Y 2-1. Q-1500d Ser ies LED Home Theater Projec tion System Block Diag ram ................ ........ 7 2-2. Standard Q-1500d Project or Functional Com ponents ................... ................ ............... 8 2-3. Q-1500d Rear Panel ........ ................ ....[...]

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    List of Figures xvi Q-1500d Series Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 3-27. Keystone and Pin cushion Disto rtion ......................... ................ ................ ................ 61 3-28. Image Alignmen t Controls ........................ ................ ................ ................ ................ 62 4-1. Q-1500d OSD Me[...]

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    Q-1500d Series Installatio n/Operation Manual 1 PRE L IMINAR Y 1.1 About This Manual This Owner’s M anual describe s how to install, set up and ope rate the Runc o Q-1500d Series LED Home T heater Projection System. Throughou t this manual, t he Runco Q-150 0d Series LED Home Theater Projection System is referr ed to as the “Q-1500d.” Target [...]

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    Introduc tion 2 Q-1500d Series Inst allation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Graphic Convention s : These symb ols appear in n umerous places 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 information[...]

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    Introd uction Q-1500d Series Installatio n/Operation Manual 3 PRE L IMINAR Y 1.3 Description, Features and Benefits The revolution ary Q-1500d Serie s LED Home T heater Projec tion System pairs energy-saving L ED technology wit h proprietary Runc o engineerin g to create unsur passed performance a nd unrivaled cust omization. The Ru nco QuantumC ol[...]

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    Introduc tion 4 Q-1500d Series Inst allation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Key Features and Benefits The Q-1500d Se ries LED Home Thea ter Projection Syste m offers these ke y features and benefits: • Native Resolution: 1920 x 108 0 (16:9 Native Aspect Ratio) • Single-chip Digital Light Processing (D LP™) system • Four (4) HDMI Inputs wit[...]

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    Introd uction Q-1500d Series Installatio n/Operation Manual 5 PRE L IMINAR Y Parts List Your Q-1500d is ship ped with the following items. If any it ems are missing or dama ged, please contac t your Runco de aler or Runco Cu stomer Service at (800) 23-R UNCO. • Q-1500d Series LED Home Theater Pr ojection System: •P r o j e c t o r • Two (2), [...]

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    Introduc tion 6 Q-1500d Series Inst allation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Note s :[...]

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    Q-1500d Series Installatio n/Operation Manual 7 PRE L IMINAR Y The Q-1500d Series LED Home Thea ter Projection System consists of the follo wing component s: • The projector an d optional CineWide with AutoSco pe equipment. • A Primary DHD Contro ller unit that provid es a video signal and on -screen display (OSD) menu to the p rimary optical e[...]

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    System Overview 8 Q-1500d Series Inst allation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 2.1 Projector The standar d Q-1500d pro jector, shown in Figure 2-2 , consists of tw o discrete LED optical engin es stacked one on to p of the other. The “primary” opt ical engine (the one nearest the gl ass) receives an HDMI video signal from the Primar y DHD Contr[...]

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    System Overview Q-1500d Series Installatio n/Operation Manual 9 PRE L IMINAR Y • LEN S LOCK ( S tandar d or S hort-thr ow Len s ) The screw to the right of the lens activates the lens lock, whic h freezes the zoom and lens shift se ttings to keep th e projector images a ligned ov er time. When shipped from Runco, the lenses are unlo cked. To loc [...]

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    System Overview 10 Q-1500d Series Inst allation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Projector Rear Panel Figure 2-3 shows the Q-1500d rear panel. Figure 2-3. Q -1500d Rear Pane l 1. POWER INPUT (Primary Engine – 100 to 240 V AC) Connect the primary optic al engine to pow er here. 2. DHD INPUT (Primary Engine) An HDCP-compliant dig ital video input fo[...]

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    System Overview Q-1500d Series Installatio n/Operation Manual 11 PRE L IMINAR Y 5. ERROR LED (Primary Engine) Indicates primary engin e error conditions as follows: • Flashing red = O ver tempera ture, user inte rvention (cle ar vents, turn on AC) may fix problem • Solid red = E rror that req uires servicin g (fan failure, Power-on Self-Test (P[...]

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    System Overview 12 Q-1500d Series Inst allation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 1. RUNCO ICON Lights blue to indicate tha t the controller is on or powe ring up. 2. IR S EN S OR Receives IR commands fro m the remote cont rol. 3. V ACUUM FLUORE S CENT DI S PLA Y Can be used instead of th e On-Screen Displ ay (OSD). Displays current ly-selected menu [...]

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    System Overview Q-1500d Series Installatio n/Operation Manual 13 PRE L IMINAR Y Rear Panel Layout Figure 2-5 shows the rear conne ctor panel on the Primary DHD Contro ller. Figure 2-5. Primary DHD Contro ller Rear Panel 1. MAIN POWER S WITCH Disconnects or ap plies power to the DHD Controller. 2. TRIGGER S Connection fo r up to three (3), 12-volt t[...]

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    System Overview 14 Q-1500d Series Inst allation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y The Video 2 and Video 3 inputs are not used with the Q-1500d. Connect your Composite video sources to the Brightness Accele ration Engi ne. 10. HDMI 1 Input (Digital) Connect the HDMI 1 input to the Primary HDMI output on the Bright ness Acceleration Engine. The HDMI 2,[...]

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    System Overview Q-1500d Series Installatio n/Operation Manual 15 PRE L IMINAR Y 2.3 Secondary DHD Controller The Secondary DHD Controller pro vides a video signal a nd OSD menu to the secondar y optical engine of the projec tor. Figure 2-6 sho ws the Second ary DHD Contro ller front and rear panel. Figure 2-6. S econdary DHD Controller Fr ont and R[...]

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    System Overview 16 Q-1500d Series Inst allation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 7. HD2 Input (5 x Analog BNC s ) Connect the HD 2 input to the Secondary Ana log output on the Brightness Acceleration Eng ine. The HD 1 input is not used with the Q-1500d. Connect your Component/RGBHV sources to th e Brightness Acc eleration Engine . 8. Video 1 Input C[...]

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    System Overview Q-1500d Series Installatio n/Operation Manual 17 PRE L IMINAR Y 1. RUNCO ICON Lights blue to indicate that the Brightness Accelera tion Engine is on or powering up . 2. MAIN POWER S WITCH Disconnects or ap plies power to t he Brightness Acc eleration Engine. 3. POWER INPUT (100 to 240 V AC) Connect the Brightness Acceler ation Engin[...]

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    System Overview 18 Q-1500d Series Inst allation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 2.5 DHD Controller Remote Control Unit Figure 2-8 show s the Q-1500 d remote cont rol, and t he paragraphs that follow de scribe its functionality. Figure 2-8. DHD Controller Remote Co ntrol ON ISF NT VID 1 VID 2 HD 1 HD 2 VID 3 COMP ISF DA Y CUST 1 CUST 2 OFF RA TIO RA[...]

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    System Overview Q-1500d Series Installatio n/Operation Manual 19 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. LIGHT Press to illumina te the buttons. 3. ON / OFF Press to turn the DHD Cont roller and proje ctor on or off. 4. ENTER Press to select a highlighte d menu [...]

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    System Overview 20 Q-1500d Series Inst allation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 10. HD 1 (4) / HD 2 (5) Press to select a HD (RGBHV or YPbPr component ) input or to ente r the numeric character “4” or “5.” 11. COMP (Component) (6) Press to select t he Component vide o input as the source or to enter the nu meric character “6. ” 12. HDMI[...]

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    Q-1500d Series Installatio n/Operation Manual 21 PRE L IMINAR Y 3.1 Remote Control To install batteries in the remote co ntrol: 1. Press down the tab on the cover an d pull the cove r in the dire ction of the arrow. 2. Insert the includ ed batteries. Ensu re that the polaritie s correctly match t he and markings inside the bat tery compartm ent. 3.[...]

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    Installation 22 Q-1500d Series Inst allation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 3.2 Quick Setup Table 3-1 gives a quick overview of th e Q-1500d installation pr ocess. The sections following this one provid e detailed instructions. Table 3-1. In s tallation Overview S tep Procedure For Detail s , Refer to page... 1 Choose a location for the projector [...]

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    Installation Q-1500d Series Installatio n/Operation Manual 23 PRE L IMINAR Y 3.3 Installation Considerations Proper installation of you r projector will ensure the quality of yo ur display. Wheth er 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[...]

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    Installation 24 Q-1500d Series Inst allation/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[...]

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    Installation Q-1500d Series Installation/Operation Manual 25 PRE L IMINAR Y Table 3-3 lists the available lens options for the Q-1500d and thei r associat ed throw ratios. Table 3-3. Q-1500d Lens Options and Throw Ratios (Note) Projector Model Throw Ratio with Primary Lens Only Throw Range in inches, with 72.6x40.8- inch (1.78:1) Screen Throw Ratio[...]

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    Installation 26 Q-1500d Series Inst allation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Vertical and Hori zontal Position Proper placem ent of the proje ctor relative t o the screen wil l yield a rectangu lar, 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 wa[...]

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    Installation Q-1500d Series Installatio n/Operation Manual 27 PRE L IMINAR Y Figure 3-4. Horizontal Le n s S hift (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 lens shift. Lenses vary in thei r shift capabili ties. No part icular lens or projector i[...]

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    Installation 28 Q-1500d Series Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Table 3-4 lists th e usable lens shift ranges for e ach available Q-1 500d lens, as percentage s and absolute measuremen ts with a 96 x 54 inch (1.78 :1) screen. Folded Optics In rear scre en applications wh ere space beh ind the project or is limited, on e or mirrors m ay [...]

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    Installation Q-1500d Series Installatio n/Operation Manual 29 PRE L IMINAR Y Audio/Video Synchronization Issues Due to its extraor dinarily high level of video processing perfor mance, the DHD Control ler may distribute video signals with a perceptible level of audio laten cy. In order to easily solve this issue, Run co recommen ds using the DHD Co[...]

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    Installation 30 Q-1500d Series Inst allation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Ventilation If you are mo unting the Q-150 0d in an enclosu re, leave at leas t 3 inches (76 .2 mm) of space on the lef t and right sides between it and surrounding o bjects, as show n in Figure 3-6. This allows h eat to disper se, maintaining the proper oper ating temp er[...]

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    Installation Q-1500d Series Installatio n/Operation Manual 31 PRE L IMINAR Y 3.4 Installing the Optional Anamorphic Lens Mount If you are installing a standard Q-1 500d (without an anamorphic lens), skip this step and proceed with Mounting the Q-1500d (page 36 ). If you are installin g a Q-1500d/CineWid e, proceed with Installing the Fixed CineWide[...]

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    Installation 32 Q-1500d Series Inst allation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y In s talling the Len s Motor: 1. Position the Au toScope lens m otor as shown in Figure 3 -7. 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 th e projector w ith the eigh t (8) supplied M6 x 1[...]

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    Installation Q-1500d Series Installatio n/Operation Manual 33 PRE L IMINAR Y Connecting the Auto S co pe Len s Motor to the Projector: Connect the AutoScope lens transport moto r to the 12-volt trigge r output on the projector (labele d CINEWIDE/AUTO S CO PE ), as shown in Figure 3-8. Figure 3-8. Connecting th e Auto S cope Len s Motor to the Proje[...]

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    Installation 34 Q-1500d Series Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Installing the Fixed CineWide Base Plate (Q-1500d/CineWide) Q-1500d/CineWide with Whitney Anamorphic Lens: Figure 3-9 shows the Whitney anamorphic len s base plate asse mbly for a Q-1500d /CineWide. Figure 3-9. Q-1500d/CineWide with Whitney Anamorphi c Lens Base Plate - Exp[...]

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    Installation Q-1500d Series Installatio n/Operation Manual 35 PRE L IMINAR Y Q-1500d/CineWide wit h S ha s ta Anamorphic Len s : Figure 3-10 show s the Shasta anamorphic lens base plate assembly for a Q-150 0d/CineWide. Figure 3-10. Q-1500d/Cin eWide wit h S ha s ta Anamorp hic Len s Ba s e Plate - Exploded View To install the Shast a anamorphic le[...]

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    Installation 36 Q-1500d Series Inst allation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 3.5 Mounting the Q-1500d 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 (Upright) In typical front and rear scre en installations, the p rojector can b e mounte[...]

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    Installation Q-1500d Series Installatio n/Operation Manual 37 PRE L IMINAR Y 3.6 Mounting the DHD Controllers and Brightness Acceleration Engine The DHD Controller units and Brightn ess Acceleration Engine can be placed on any flat, stable surface such as a shelf or tab le, or they can be ra ck-mounted using the supplied mounting hard ware. Place t[...]

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    Installation 38 Q-1500d Series Inst allation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 3.7 System Interconnections Proceed as f ollows to co nnect the Q-1500d syste m components t o each oth er and to AC power. When connec ting your equipm ent: • Turn off all eq uipment before making any c onnections. • Use the cor rect signal cables for each sourc e. ?[...]

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    Installation Q-1500d Series Installatio n/Operation Manual 39 PRE L IMINAR Y Figure 3-13 sh ows how to c onnect the Prima ry and Seco ndary DHD Con trollers to the projector. Figure 3-1 3. Connect ing the Prim ary and S econdary DHD Controller s to the Projector PRIMARY PRIMARY SECONDARY SECONDARY ABCDE H DHD4 Secondary Pr R Y G Pb B Pr R HV HD2 T [...]

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    Installation 40 Q-1500d Series Inst allation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Connecting the Primary and Secondary DHD Controllers to Each Other and to the Brightness Acceleration Engine Figure 3-14 sho ws the connection s between the Br ightness Accele ration Engine and Primary and Second ary DHD Controlle rs. Figure 3-14. DHD Controller/Br ightne [...]

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    Installation Q-1500d Series Installatio n/Operation Manual 41 PRE L IMINAR Y To make these conn ections easier, the rear-pa nel connectors on the Brightness Accelerati on Engine a nd DHD Contr ollers are id entified a nd color -coded as f ollows: Digital Video Connection (G): Connect the HDMI 1 input on the Primary DHD Controller to the Primary HDM[...]

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    Installation 42 Q-1500d Series Inst allation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Connecting an Audio Processor or Secondar y Display Device to the Primary DHD Controller (Optional) The Primary DHD Controller pr ovides a secon d HDMI output (labeled HDMI Out (Audio Only) ) for connec tion to an audio receiver/switchi ng system or sec ondary display de v[...]

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    Installation Q-1500d Series Installatio n/Operation Manual 43 PRE L IMINAR Y Additional Connections to the Primary DHD Controller (Optional) The Primary DHD Controller pro vides the follow ing interface s to extern al equipment that allow it to control or be contro lled by that equipment : • An RS-232 interface to a PC or contr ol/automa tion sys[...]

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    Installation 44 Q-1500d Series Inst allation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Connecting 12-volt Trigger Output s to External Equipment: Conn ect any 12-vol t trigger-act ivated equipme nt (such as re tractable scre ens or screen m asks) to the 1 2-volt trigger outputs on the Primar y DHD Controller; see Fig ure 3-17. Figure 3-17. Connecting 12-volt[...]

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    Installation Q-1500d Series Installatio n/Operation Manual 45 PRE L IMINAR Y Ethernet Network Connection: Use a standard, Cate gory 5 netw ork cable w ith an RJ-45 plug to c onnect a ne twork hub, r outer or ga teway to the Ethernet po rt on the Primary DHD Controller ; see Figure 3-19 . For more in formation abou t configuring and using this conn [...]

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    Installation 46 Q-1500d Series Inst allation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Connecting Source Componen ts to the Brightness Accelerat ion Engine Connect your vid eo sources to t he Brightne ss Acceleration Engine as show n and described in t he sect ions that follow. HDMI S ource Connection s : See Figure 3-20. Figure 3-20. HDMI S ource Conn ectio[...]

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    Installation Q-1500d Series Installatio n/Operation Manual 47 PRE L IMINAR Y Compone nt Video S ource Connection s : Connect your componen t video sources to the HD1, HD2 a nd/or Compo nent/SCART inputs as shown in Figur e 3-21. Figure 3-21. Compone nt Video S ource Connection s HD 1 Y G Pb B Pr R HV Y G Pb B Pr R HV I N A BCDE FG Component/SCART V[...]

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    Installation 48 Q-1500d Series Inst allation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y RGBHV S ource Connection s : Connect personal computer s and/or othe r RGB sources to the HD1 and/or HD2 inputs as shown in Figur e 3-22. Figure 3-22. RGBHV S ource Conne ction s HD1 HD2 Y G Pb B Pr R HV Y G Pb B Pr R HV IN P DE FG DE FG USB IR or Computer R G B Camcorder [...]

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    Installation Q-1500d Series Installatio n/Operation Manual 49 PRE L IMINAR Y S CART RGB S S ource Connection s : Connect the gre en, blue a nd red outp uts from your SCART source to the Compo nent/SCART input on the Brightnes s Acceleration Engine. Connect t he sync output f rom your SCART so urce to the Vid e o 1 input on the Brightness Accele rat[...]

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    Installation 50 Q-1500d Series Inst allation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Compo s ite S ource Connection s : Se e Figure 3-24 . Figure 3-24. Co mpo s ite Video S ource Connec tion s Connecting to AC Power Plug the female end of a po wer cord int o each AC recep tacle on the r ear of the Q -1500d (AC 100V ~ 240V); see Figure 2-3. Th en, connect t[...]

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    Installation Q-1500d Series Installatio n/Operation Manual 51 PRE L IMINAR Y 3.8 Power-Up Sequence and Optical Alignment Procedure At this point you are read y to perform t he in itial power-up sequence and o ptical alignment procedure, which is summarize d in Table 3 -6 and descr ibed in detail in the sections tha t follow. This procedure assumes [...]

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    Installation 52 Q-1500d Series Inst allation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y DHD 1. Select Calibration -> Adju s tment Mo de and set it to S econdary . 2. Select S ervice -> T e s tV i d e o and choose S econdary Alignment . Projector (Align S econdary Image with S creen) 1. Align the image to the screen by adjusting the bottom primary lens z[...]

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    Installation Q-1500d Series Installatio n/Operation Manual 53 PRE L IMINAR Y Anamorphic Lens Installation (Q-1500d/CineWide with AutoScope Only) If you are installing a Q-1500d/ CineWide with AutoScope, inst all the anamorph ic lenses as described in t he section ent itled Q-1500d/CineWide or Q -1500d/CineWide with AutoScope - Shasta Anamorph ic Le[...]

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    Installation 54 Q-1500d Series Inst allation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 3. Turn on the main power switch at the rea r of each DHD C ontroller and the Brightness Acceleration Eng ine. 4. Press the ON button on the re mote contro l (or the ON/ S TA N D B Y ( ) button on the Primary DHD Cont roller front pan el) to turn on th e system. The vacuum[...]

  • Page 71

    Installation Q-1500d Series Installatio n/Operation Manual 55 PRE L IMINAR Y 7. Adjust the front-to-b ack angle of t he ceiling mou nt to minimize ke ystone distortion. Adjust the side-to-side angle to minimize “c locking” (unwanted “roll” or rotation about the lens axis). Refer to the ceiling mount installation instru ctions for more infor[...]

  • Page 72

    Installation 56 Q-1500d Series Inst allation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y When you have completed the primary len s adju s tment s (Q-1500d/CineWide with Auto S cope only): Remove the an amorphic lense s and set the lens transpor t motor power switch to the “on” position. Adjusting the Picture Orientation By default, the Q-1 500d is configur[...]

  • Page 73

    Installation Q-1500d Series Installatio n/Operation Manual 57 PRE L IMINAR Y 1. Remove the two Yaw /X Adjust ment Lev ers and Washer s ( 5 ) from the bottom of the Anamorphic Le ns Holder ( 2 ). 2. Place the Anamo rphic Len s Holder on top of (or unde r, if the proje ctor is inverted) t he CineWide Base Pla te. Position the bracket so that the slot[...]

  • Page 74

    Installation 58 Q-1500d Series Inst allation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 1. Remove the tw o Yaw/X Adjustme nt Levers and Washers ( 7 ) from th e bottom of the Anamorphic Lens Hold er ( 2 ). 2. Place the An amorphic Lens Holder on top of (or under , if the projecto r is inverted) the AutoScope Le ns Motor Carriage Plate or CineWid e Base Plate. [...]

  • Page 75

    Installation Q-1500d Series Installatio n/Operation Manual 59 PRE L IMINAR Y anamorphic le ns; see Figu re 3-25) or B utton-hea d Height Adjustmen t Screws (Shasta anamorphic lens; see Fi gure 3-26) o n either side o f the lens. Then, slowly m ove the anamorphic lens into plac e so that t here are no shadows on t he top or b ottom of th e screen: W[...]

  • Page 76

    Installation 60 Q-1500d Series Inst allation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y •A d j u s ting the Yaw: Loosen the Ya w/X-Adjustment Levers to al low the lens t o pivot freely from sid e to side. The n, angle the le ns to even ou t any left-right pincushion distortion: Once the pr oper lens angl e has been se t, firmly tighten the Yaw/X-Adjus tment[...]

  • Page 77

    Installation Q-1500d Series Installatio n/Operation Manual 61 PRE L IMINAR Y Adjusting the Image Geometry Projector and /or screen p lacement — a mong other things — c an cause geom etric distortion in th e projected ima ge. To correct this, the DHD Co ntroller provides precise, nine-point control over the proje cted image geometr y. Use these [...]

  • Page 78

    Installation 62 Q-1500d Series Inst allation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y “Keystoning” usu ally occurs when the pro jector is tilted relative to the screen. “Pincushion ” distortion can so metimes occu r if the thr ow distance is ve ry short and/o r the projector is equipped with a n anamorph ic lens. Corner/Midpoint Alignment — 16:9 A[...]

  • Page 79

    Installation Q-1500d Series Installatio n/Operation Manual 63 PRE L IMINAR Y Corner/Midpoint Alignment — Cinema (2.35:1) A s pect Ratio: 1. Select t he Cinema aspect ratio u sing either the DHD Controlle r remote cont rol unit (see Figure 2 -8) or the OSD menu (p ress MENU , then select A s pect Ratio -> Cinema ). This should move the an amorp[...]

  • Page 80

    Installation 64 Q-1500d Series Inst allation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Note s :[...]

  • Page 81

    Q-1500d Series Installatio n/Operation Manual 65 PRE L IMINAR Y 4.1 Using the On-Screen Menus To display the Main Menu, press the MENU butt on on the re mote control or Primary DHD Controller f ront panel. To select a m enu item, use th e and buttons on the remote contr ol or Primary DHD Controller fron t panel to high light it. Then , to confirm y[...]

  • Page 82

    Operation 66 Q-1500d Series Inst allation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Figur e 4-1. Q-1500d O S D Men u S tructur e (continued) S ervice Test Vide o Color Bars 1 Color Bars 2 Focus Grey Bars Primary / Secon dary / Dual Alignment Input Names Rename/Restore Display Device - Configure Picture Orient ation Auto, Floor Front , Ceili ng Front, Floor R[...]

  • Page 83

    Operation Q-1500d Series Installatio n/Operation Manual 67 PRE L IMINAR Y Main Menu The Main Menu is the startin g point fo r accessing all DHD Controller functions. (You must enter a passcode to access the Calibr ation and Se rvice menus.) Input Source From the M ain Menu, selec t Input Sou rce to choose a video signal so urce. The active so urce [...]

  • Page 84

    Operation 68 Q-1500d Series Inst allation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Table 4-1. A s pect Ratio S etting s A s pect Ratio Remote Control Key De s cription 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 [...]

  • Page 85

    Operation Q-1500d Series Installatio n/Operation Manual 69 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 standard Q-1500d (without an 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[...]

  • Page 86

    Operation 70 Q-1500d Series Inst allation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Screen The Screen Menu allows you to recall multiple sets of stored values for ce rtain controls (Output Shift an d Image Alignmen t, to name t wo) that are saved for eac h aspect ratio. Such settings are al so saved “per screen. ” To recall the Ou tput Shift and Imag e A[...]

  • Page 87

    Operation Q-1500d Series Installatio n/Operation Manual 71 PRE L IMINAR Y Brightne ss : On your external test pa ttern source, se lect a PLUG E pattern. (PLUG E is an acronym for “Picture Line-Up Generation Equipme nt.”) Figure 4-2 shows a typical PLUG E pattern. Figure 4-2. Typical PLUGE Pattern for Adju s ting Brightne ss PLUGE patterns va ry[...]

  • Page 88

    Operation 72 Q-1500d Series Inst allation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Color S aturation: On your exter nal test patt ern source, select a color ba r pattern like th e one shown in F igure 4-4. Figure 4-4. Typical Color Bar Pattern for Adju s ting Color S aturation and Tint 1. Press the MENU button on the remote control or DHD Controller front p[...]

  • Page 89

    Operation Q-1500d Series Installatio n/Operation Manual 73 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[...]

  • Page 90

    Operation 74 Q-1500d Series Inst allation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y S harpne ss : “Sharpness” is th e amount of high-frequen cy detail 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 show n in Figur e 4-5. Adjust as ne eded,[...]

  • Page 91

    Operation Q-1500d Series Installatio n/Operation Manual 75 PRE L IMINAR Y Height: Select Height from the Input Position menu to change the p rojected image height. Pres s t o increase the he ight; press to dec rease it. Over s can/Over s can Mode: Overscan pushes the outside edge of the active pict ure area of the video signal out beyond the edge o[...]

  • Page 92

    Operation 76 Q-1500d Series Inst allation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Pha s e (RGB, Comp onent or S CART s ource s ): This control adjusts the phase of the pixel sampling clock relative to the inc oming signal. Adjust the phase wh en an RGB, Component or SCART image st ill shows shimmer or “noise” after Tracking has been optimized. For best[...]

  • Page 93

    Operation Q-1500d Series Installatio n/Operation Manual 77 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 • Lamp Settings • Color te[...]

  • Page 94

    Operation 78 Q-1500d Series Inst allation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Information S ignal / S y s tem: Select Infor mation from th e Main Men u, then choose either Signal or System to display informa tion about the curr ent input signal (resolu tion, frequency, typ e et cetera) and insta lled firmware ver sions, as well as othe r information th[...]

  • Page 95

    Operation Q-1500d Series Installatio n/Operation Manual 79 PRE L IMINAR Y Calibration Use the Calibrat ion menu to per form advanced picture quality ad justments. Th i s menu s hould be u s ed by I S F-certified technician s only . To recall the ISF N ight or ISF Day se ttings, select “ISF N ight” or “ISF Day” fr om the Memory Presets m enu[...]

  • Page 96

    Operation 80 Q-1500d Series Inst allation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y • Color Temp: Select Color Temp from the Display Colo r - Common Settings menu to adjust the co lor temper ature. Colo r temperat ure establishes t he “color of g ray” by adjusting th e 75% white po int to various color points . What are “color point s ?” A “color[...]

  • Page 97

    Operation Q-1500d Series Installatio n/Operation Manual 81 PRE L IMINAR Y • Color Gamut: Select Color Gamut from the Display Color - Common Settings men u to select a color gam ut (range) that may be diffe rent from the defaul t color gamut. Each setting de fines the prec ise hue of each primary (red, g reen and b lue) and secondary (yellow, cyan[...]

  • Page 98

    Operation 82 Q-1500d Series Inst allation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y • Hue/ S aturation/Level: PCE provides the ability to defi ne a custom color gamut in terms of prima ry (red, gree n and blue) a nd secondary (ye llow, cyan and magen ta) color hues, sa turation and leve l (brightness). Each control op erates only on the color specified. Su[...]

  • Page 99

    Operation Q-1500d Series Installatio n/Operation Manual 83 PRE L IMINAR Y Di s play Color - Projector S etting s : These settings are also saved independ ently for each input an d display mode. • S atCo (BrilliantColor ™ ): Select SatCo (BrilliantColor™ ) from the Display Color - Projector Settings menu to enable (On) or disable (Off) Brillia[...]

  • Page 100

    Operation 84 Q-1500d Series Inst allation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Copy/Pa s te - Memory Pre s et: You can copy and paste setting s from one memory preset to anothe r. This gives you a convenient sta rting point for creating a new preset based on an existing one , to make th e calibration pro cess less time-cons uming. For example, you can u[...]

  • Page 101

    Operation Q-1500d Series Installatio n/Operation Manual 85 PRE L IMINAR Y •A s pect Ratio - Pa s te S etting s : To apply the Output Shift a nd Image Alignm ent settings on the clipboard to a different a spect ratio an d/or screen , do either of the following: • Switch to another aspe ct ratio (for example, from 16:9 to Cinem a). • Switch fro[...]

  • Page 102

    Operation 86 Q-1500d Series Inst allation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Service Use the Service m enu to access advanced projecto r configuration settings. Thi s menu s hould be u s ed by I S F-certified technician s on ly . Te s t Video: Select Test Video from th e Service Menu to acce ss the internal te st patterns on the DHD Con troller. Table[...]

  • Page 103

    Operation Q-1500d Series Installatio n/Operation Manual 87 PRE L IMINAR Y Press MENU to exit test pattern mode. Input Name s : You can give each input a descriptive name . For example, y ou may want to change th e default input name to the type of source compo nent connec ted to it: “VCR,” “DVD,” “Laptop” et cet era. Input na mes can be[...]

  • Page 104

    Operation 88 Q-1500d Series Inst allation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Network: The options in the Network m enu allow you to configure the ne twork communication fea tures. • IP Config uration : Select IP Configur ation from the N etwork menu to either set the IP address, subnet mask and d efault gateway of the DHD Contro ller manually or obt[...]

  • Page 105

    Operation Q-1500d Series Installatio n/Operation Manual 89 PRE L IMINAR Y If you prefer to do this manually, set it to Off. The DHD Controller w ill ask if you want to perform th e upgrade t he next time it is power-cycled. • Check For New Fi rmwar e: To have the DHD Controller check for new firmwar e on demand (an d perform an upgrade if it fin [...]

  • Page 106

    Operation 90 Q-1500d Series Inst allation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y • Error Notification : To have th e DHD Controller se nd a message to the destinatio n e-mail address whe n a “DHD Error” or “Display Err or” occurs, sele ct Error Notification from the E-Mail No tification m enu and set it to On . • Error Notif ication to Ru nco:[...]

  • Page 107

    Operation Q-1500d Series Installatio n/Operation Manual 91 PRE L IMINAR Y • Remote Network Control: Select Remote Network Cont r ol from the Networ k menu to enable or disa ble control of the DHD Controller via an IP connec tion (typically usin g a web browser) . Set it to On to allow all incoming remote network connectivity. Set it to Off to dis[...]

  • Page 108

    Operation 92 Q-1500d Series Inst allation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y •O S D Me ss age s : When you select a new aspect ratio, inpu t source or memory pres et, the DHD Contro ller briefly displays an on-screen messag e confirming you r new selection. T o prevent the d isplay of these m essages, select OSD Messages fro m the Miscellaneou s men[...]

  • Page 109

    Operation Q-1500d Series Installatio n/Operation Manual 93 PRE L IMINAR Y S ync Thre s hold: Select Sync Threshold to adjust the threshold at which negative puls es on the com ponent video green/lum a channel are interpreted to be sync pu lses. Sync Threshold a djustment is occasionally nec essary when a DVD p layer or HDTV sourc e signal drops “[...]

  • Page 110

    Operation 94 Q-1500d Series Inst allation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Front Panel Brightne ss : Select Front Panel Brig htness from the Servic e menu to adjust the brightness o f the front-panel LED and LCD status in dicators. • Logo LED: Select Logo LED fr om the Front Panel Brightness m enu to adjust the brightness of the large, illu minate[...]

  • Page 111

    Operation Q-1500d Series Installatio n/Operation Manual 95 PRE L IMINAR Y S tandby Mode: Select Standby Mode from th e Service menu to control the DHD Controller’s power mana gement feat ure. •C h o o s e Low Power (the default setting) to have the DHD Controller shut down completely whe n it is turned o ff. This conser ves power bu t increases[...]

  • Page 112

    Operation 96 Q-1500d Series Inst allation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Note s :[...]

  • Page 113

    Q-1500d Series Installatio n/Operation Manual 97 PRE L IMINAR Y Maintenance The Q-1500d Series LED Home Th eater Projection System does no t require any routine maintenance. T here are no user-serviceable or -rep laceable parts. Unless you are a qualified, factory-traine d Runco technician, do not attempt to repair or replace any system component y[...]

  • Page 114

    Maintenance and Troublesh ooting 98 Q-1500d Series Inst allation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Neither the Se condary DHD Controller nor the secondary optical engine turns on or responds to user commands. The vacuum fluorescent dis- play on the Primary DHD Con- troller front panel displays the following message: Secondary DHD Error Communication [...]

  • Page 115

    Maintenance and Troubleshooting Q-1500d Series Installatio n/Operation Manual 99 PRE L IMINAR Y RGB-HD or Component HD images appear “noisy” or drop out interm ittently . • Tracking and Phase settings need adjustment. • The DHD Controller is having difficulty detectin g sync pulses from the source. • Adjust Tracking and Phase settings (re[...]

  • Page 116

    Maintenance and Troublesh ooting 100 Q-1500d S eries Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Note s :[...]

  • Page 117

    101 Q-1500d Series Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y In addition to using the DHD Cont roller front-panel keyp ad or remote control unit, the re are three meth ods of contro lling the Q-1500d a nd DHD Controlle r externally: • Using a serial (R S-232) link to sen d ASC II commands and receive responses to those commands. • Using disc[...]

  • Page 118

    External Control 102 Q-1500d S eries Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y • y is the operand, which can have one of the followi ng values: ? = “Get” operan d + = “Increment ” operand = = “Set” operan d - = “Decrement” op erand • z is the value to set for this parameter. It can have one of two formats: • Integer value: [...]

  • Page 119

    External Control Q-1500d Series Installatio n/Operation Manual 103 PRE L IMINAR Y Command and Response Examples Here are som e examples of serial comman ds and their responses: Serial Command List Table 6-1 lists all supported commands. Command Command Data Re s pon s e Power query when unit is powered on (PWR?) [CR] (0;PWR=1) [CR] Set power to 0 ([...]

  • Page 120

    External Control 104 Q-1500d S eries Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Aspect Ratio ASP R/W No 0 6 No 0 = 4:3 1 = 16:9 2 = Letterbox 3 = VirtualWide 4 = Cinema 5 = Virtual Cinema 6 = Native Advanced Color Temp Test Pat- tern Enable ATP R/W No 0 1 No 0 = Off; 1 = On Image Alignment Bottom Left x BLX R/W Yes -100 100 No Image Alignment Bot[...]

  • Page 121

    External Control Q-1500d Series Installatio n/Operation Manual 105 PRE L IMINAR Y Contrast CON R/W Yes -50 50 No Calibration -> Input Image menu Contrast Offset COO R/W Yes -50 50 No Picture menu Color Temp Simple CTS R/W N o 0 4 No 1 = 5500K 2 = 6500K 3 = 7500K 4 = 9300K CUE CUE R/W No 0 1 No 0 = Off; 1 = On Display Blue Gain DBG R/W Yes -100 1[...]

  • Page 122

    External Control 106 Q-1500d S eries Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Error Code ERR R No 0 No 0 = None 1 = Display Lamp Overtemp 2 = Primary Display Ballast Over- temp 3 = Primary Display Fan Init Failure 4 = Primary Display Fan 1 Failure 5 = Primary Display Fan 2 Failure 6 = Primary Display Fan 3 Failure 7 = Primary Display Fan 4 Fail[...]

  • Page 123

    External Control Q-1500d Series Installatio n/Operation Manual 107 PRE L IMINAR Y Error C ode ERR R No 0 No 38 = Secondary D isplay Fan 3 Fail- ure 39 = Secondary Di splay Fan 4 Fail- ure 40 = Secondary Di splay Fan 5 Fail- ure 41 = Secondary Di splay Fan 6 Fail- ure 42 = Secondary Di splay Fan 7 Fail- ure 43 = Secondary Di splay Fan 8 Fail- ure 44[...]

  • Page 124

    External Control 108 Q-1500d S eries Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y HDMI Audio Format HAF R/W No 0 2 No 0 = Combined 1 = HDMI Out 1 2 = HDMI Out 2 HDMI EDID Extension 1 HE1 R/W No 0 1 N o 0 = Off; 1 = On HDMI EDID Extension 2 HE2 R/W No 0 1 N o HDMI EDID Extension 3 HE3 R/W No 0 1 N o HDMI EDID Extension 4 HE4 R/W No 0 1 N o HPD Toggl[...]

  • Page 125

    External Control Q-1500d Series Installatio n/Operation Manual 109 PRE L IMINAR Y Input Green Gain IGG R/W Yes -32 32 No Input Green Offset IGO R/W Yes -32 32 No Information Horizontal Frequency IHF R N o N/A N/A Yes Information Input Resolution IIR R No N/A N/A Yes information Micro Version IMV R No N/A N/A Yes Input Source INS R/W No 0 10 No 0 = [...]

  • Page 126

    External Control 110 Q-1500d S eries Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Remote Key KEY W No 0 63 No 1 = On 2 = Off 3 = Menu 4 = Enter 5 = Up 6 = Down 7 = Left 8 = Right 9 = 16:9 10 = 4:3 11 = Letter box 12 = VirtualWide 13 = Video 1 14 = Compon ent 17 = HD 1 18 = HD 2 19 = HDMI 1 20 = HDMI 2 21 = HDMI 3 22 = HDMI 4 23 = SCART 24 = Video 2[...]

  • Page 127

    External Control Q-1500d Series Installatio n/Operation Manual 111 PRE L IMINAR Y Image Alignment Left Middle y LMY R/W Y es -100 100 No Lamp Life Notification Ena ble LNE R/W No 0 1 No 0 = Off; 1 = On Lamp Life Notification Hours LNH R/W Yes 100 10,000 No Logo LED Brightness LOG R/W Yes 0 31 No Display Serial Number LSN R No N/A N/A Yes Model Name[...]

  • Page 128

    External Control 112 Q-1500d S eries Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y PCE Cyan Hue PH C R/W Yes -100 100 No PCE Green Hue PHG R/W Yes -100 1 00 N o PCE Magenta Hue PHM R/W Y es -100 100 No PCE Red Hue PHR R/W Yes -100 1 00 N o Phase PHS R/W Yes 0 3 1 No PCE Yellow Hue PHY R/W Yes -100 1 00 No PCE Blue Level PLB R/W Yes -100 1 00 No PCE [...]

  • Page 129

    External Control Q-1500d Series Installatio n/Operation Manual 113 PRE L IMINAR Y Input Name 1 Restore R01 W N o N/A N /A No Action will be performed on any setting value Input Name 2 Restore R02 W N o N/A N /A No Input Name 3 Restore R03 W N o N/A N /A No Input Name 4 Restore R04 W N o N/A N /A No Input Name 5 Restore R05 W N o N/A N /A No Input N[...]

  • Page 130

    External Control 114 Q-1500d S eries Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Screen Masking Test Pattern Mode Enable SMM R/W No 0 1 No 0 = Off; 1 = On Screen Masking Right SMR R/W Yes 0 200 N o Screen Masking Top SMT R /W Yes 0 200 No Splash Enable SPE R/W No 0 1 No 0 = Off; 1 = On Splash Timer SPT R/W Yes 5 60 No S t a t u s S T A R N o 04N o[...]

  • Page 131

    External Control Q-1500d Series Installatio n/Operation Manual 115 PRE L IMINAR Y Trigger 1 16:9 T11 R/W No 0 1 No 0 = Off; 1 = On Trigger 1 4: 3 T12 R/W No 0 1 No Trigger 1 Letterbox T13 R/W N o 0 1 No Trigger 1 VirtualWide T14 R/W No 0 1 N o Trigger 1 Cinema T15 R/W N o 0 1 No Trigger 1 Virtual Cinema T16 R/W No 0 1 No Trigger 1 Native T17 R/W N [...]

  • Page 132

    External Control 116 Q-1500d S eries Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Image Alignment Top Right y TRY R/W Yes -100 100 N o Test Video TST R/W No 0 4 No 1 = Color Bars 1 11 = Color Ba rs 2 12 = Gray Bars 13 = Focus 14 = Off 15 = Off (Restore OSD) 16 = Primary Alignment 17 = Secondary Alignment 18 = Dual Alignme nt VFD Brightness VFD R/W [...]

  • Page 133

    External Control Q-1500d Series Installatio n/Operation Manual 117 PRE L IMINAR Y 6.2 Using Discrete IR Codes The DHD Contr oller accepts comm ands in the form of IR signals that c onform to the Phillips RC5 protocol. Each DHD Controller re mote control button has an RC5 control code associat ed with it. You can use these codes to program a third-p[...]

  • Page 134

    External Control 118 Q-1500d S eries Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y For example, here is the RC5 c ontrol code for t he ON button on the DH D Controller remote contro l unit (assuming t he default a ddress is used): Figure 6-1 shows th e pulse train for th is command (with the toggle bit set t o zero). Figure 6-1. RC5 Me ss age Format[...]

  • Page 135

    External Control Q-1500d Series Installatio n/Operation Manual 119 PRE L IMINAR Y IR Command List Table 6-2 lists th e RC5 contro l codes for the DHD Contro ller. Table 6-2. RC5 Control Code s for the DHD Controller Remote Control Button Name RC5 Data from Remote Control (Note) RC5 Data with Toggle Bit = 1 (Note) De s cription 16:9 0x3449 0x3C49 16[...]

  • Page 136

    External Control 120 Q-1500d S eries Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y STOFF 0x3460 0x3C60 Sets the sleep timer to Off ST30MIN 0x3461 0x3C61 Sets the sleep timer to 30 minutes ST60MIN 0x3462 0x3C62 Sets the sleep timer to 60 minutes ST90MIN 0x3463 0x3C63 Sets the sleep timer to 90 minutes ST2HRS 0x3464 0x3C64 Sets the sleep t imer to 2 h[...]

  • Page 137

    External Control Q-1500d Series Installatio n/Operation Manual 121 PRE L IMINAR Y 6.3 Using HDMI CEC Messages The DHD Controller acc epts and can respond to CEC command messages from a disc player, satellite re ceiver or DVR/set-top bo x via an HDMI connection . Using CEC, the DHD Controller can perform the fo llowing action s: • Turn itself an d[...]

  • Page 138

    External Control 122 Q-1500d S eries Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Give Physical Address 0x83 – √ Set Stream Path 0x86 – √ Get CEC Version 0x9F – √ Abort Message 0xFF – √ User Control Pressed 0x44 – √ User Control Released 0x45 – √ Give OSD Name 0x46 – √ Menu Request 0x8D – √ Give Device Power Status 0[...]

  • Page 139

    Q-1500d Series Installatio n/Operation Manual 123 PRE L IMINAR Y 7.1 Q-1500d Projector Specifications Table 7-3 lists the Q-1500 d projector specificat ions. 7. S pecification s Table 7-1. Q-1500d Projector S pecification s Projector Type: Texas Instruments Digital Ligh t Processing™ (DLP) dual imaging system, SuperOnyx™ DMD™ Native Re s olut[...]

  • Page 140

    Specifications 124 Q-1500d S eries Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Color S pace: 135% NTSC color gamut in proprietary Runco Native mode with Runco Smart Color™ and Personal Color Equalizer™. Presets for SMP TE C, REC-709, DCI , EBU, and other s. Adobe achievabl e. Maintenance: Zero maintenance, solid state optical path (no la mps t[...]

  • Page 141

    Specifications Q-1500d Series Installatio n/Operation Manual 125 PRE L IMINAR Y 7.2 DHD Controller Specifications Table 7-3 lists the DHD Cont roller specifications. Table 7-2. DHD Controller S pecification s A s pect Ratio s : 4:3, Letterbox, 16:9, VirtualW ide, Ci nema, Virtual Cine ma, Native Video S tandard s : • HDMI and DVI with HDCP for di[...]

  • Page 142

    Specifications 126 Q-1500d S eries Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 7.3 Brightness Acceleration Engine Specifications Table 7-3 lists the Brightness Accele ration Engi ne specificat ions. Regulatory Appro val s : cTUVus, FCC cla ss B, CE, RoHS, China RoH S, WEEE, C-Tick, CCC, local conformances as required Limited Warranty: Two (2) year[...]

  • Page 143

    Specifications Q-1500d Series Installatio n/Operation Manual 127 PRE L IMINAR Y 7.4 Q-1500d Dimensions Figure 7-1 sh ows the Q-1500d dimensions. Figure 7-1. Q-1500 d Dimen s ion s     ;   ;  0,1,080   120,1$/ [...]

  • Page 144

    Specifications 128 Q-1500d S eries Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 7.5 Supported Timings Table 7-4 lists the signal types supported by each input on the Brightn ess Acceleration Engine. Table 7-4. S upported S ignal Timin g s by Input Format Re s olution Refre s h Rate (Hz) Horizontal Frequency (kHz) Pixel Frequency (MHz) S upported? ([...]

  • Page 145

    Specifications Q-1500d Series Installatio n/Operation Manual 129 PRE L IMINAR Y 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 65.317 121.7[...]

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