Runco LIGHTSTYLE LS-7 manual

LS-7 Home Theater Projector I NSTALLATION /O PERATION M ANUAL[...]

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Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manual iii PRE L IMINAR Y RuncoCare™ Standard Two Year Limited Warranty Congratulations o n your purchase of a Runco® product ! With proper installation, se tup and care, you should enjoy many yea rs of unpara lleled video p erformance. This RuncoCare St andard Limite d Warranty is provi ded free of char ge by R[...]

iv Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y In the event o f a product de fect, please fo llow the warra nty claim proc edure provided b elow: 1. The Custome r is required to contact a Runco dealer or Runco Te chnical Suppor t via email at sup port@runco.co m or via phone at (toll fr ee) 800-23RUNCO (80 0-237-8626). If the cust omer [...]

Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manual v PRE L IMINAR Y j Failure to follow mainten ance procedu res as outline d in the pro duct’s user g uide where a schedule is spec ified for regular cleaning of th e product k Opening the pro duct and/or tam pering with intern al circuitr y l Products lost, stolen or discarded m Any damage or di ssatisfacti[...]

vi Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y RUNCO’S MAXIMUM AGGREGATE LIABILITY HEREUNDER IS LI MITED TO THE COST OF REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF THE PRODUCT. 1. RUNC O SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGE TO OTHER PROPERTY CAUSED BY ANY DEFECT IN THE PRODUCT, DAMAGES BASED UPON INCONVENIENCE, LOSS OF USE OF THE PRODUCT, LOSS OF TIME, LOSS O[...]

Runco LS-7 Installat ion /Operation Manual vii PRE L IMINAR Y Thank you fo r your purchase of this qualit y Runco video product! Fo r the best pe rformance, please read this m anual carefully as it is your guid e through the menus and ope ration. 1. Read these instruction s. 2. Keep these instructions . 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructi[...]

viii Runco LS-7 Installa tion/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 19. Never look directly into t he lens when the lamp is on. Manufacturer’s Name: Runco International, LL C Manufacture r’s Address: 119 5 NW Compton Dr ive, Beaverton, OR 97006-19 92 hereby declare s that the Prod ucts’ Model Numbers: LS-7 conform with th e provisions of: Council D[...]

Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manu al 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 t g[...]

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Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manual xi 1 Table of Contents PRE L IMINAR Y RuncoCare™ Standa rd Two Year Limited Warran ty ........ ................... ................. ....... iii Important Safety Ins tructions ...... ................. ................ ................ ................ ................ vii Compliance Information ...........[...]

Table of Contents xii Runco LS-7 Installa tion/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Mounting the LS-7 ........................... ............. ................ ................ ................ ............. 19 Floor Mount ing (Upright) ............. ................ ................ ............. ................ ............. 19 Ceiling Moun ting (In[...]

Table of Contents Runco LS-7 Installat ion /Operation Manual xiii PRE L IMINAR Y 6. Serial Communic ations ................... ................ ................ ................ ................. ...... 65 RS-232 Connection and Port Configuration ........... ................. ................ ................ ... 6 5 Serial Command Syntax ... .....[...]

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Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manual xv 1 List of Figures PRE L IMINAR Y 2-1. LS-7 F ront/Side View .................... ................ ............. ................ ................ ................ .. 5 2-2. LS-7 Rear /Bottom/To p View ......................... ................ ................ ................ ............... 7 2-3. LS-7 [...]

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Introd uction Runco LS-7 Installation/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 Runco LS-7 Digital Light Processing (DL P™) Projector. Throughou t this manual, t he Runco LightS tyle™ Series LS-7 Home Theater Projector is referred to as the “LS-7.” Targe[...]

Introduc tion 2 Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Graphic Convention s: These sym bols appear in n umerous plac es throughout the manual, to emp hasize points th at you must k eep in mind to a void problems wit h your equipment o r injury: 1.2 Using This Manual Use the following ta ble to locate the spec if ic information you [...]

Introd uction Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manual 3 PRE L IMINAR Y 1.3 Description, Features and Benefits The LightStyle™ Series LS-7 Home Theater Projector enc ompasses Runco’s award-winning t hree-chip perform ance in an e legant, sleek pa ckage. Feature rich, including advan ced connectivity a nd the latest-ge neration video pro cessing[...]

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Controls and Functi ons Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manual 5 PRE L IMINAR Y 2.1 LS-7 at a Glance Figure 2-1 and Figure 2 -2 show the key LS-7 compone nts. Figure 2-1. LS-7 Front/Side View • TOP IR SENSOR Receives infrare d signals from the remot e control unit. • SYSTEM KEYP AD Provides an al ternative to u sing the remote control unit t [...]

Controls and Functions 6 Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y • POWER BUTTON/ST A TUS LED Indicates proj ector status as f ollows: • Solid green = AC power present, ready to tur n on (lamp not lit) • Flashing green = la mp is warming up or coo ling down; keypad func tions not allowed • Off = Lamp lit, pr ojector function [...]

Controls and Functi ons Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manual 7 PRE L IMINAR Y Figure 2-2. LS-7 Rear/Bottom/Top View 1. RUNCO LOGO BA DGE 2. REAR COVER Remove to acce ss connectors . 3. LAMP MODULE COVER Remove this cover to acce ss the lamp compartment . 4. CABLE OPENING Pass cables through this op ening. 5. CEILING MOUNT HOLES Use these to att[...]

Controls and Functions 8 Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 2.2 LS-7 Rear Panel Figure 2-3 shows the LS-7 rear panel. Figure 2-3 . LS-7 Rear Panel 1. HDMI 1 (Digital) HDMI 2 (Digital) HDCP-compliant digital vi deo inputs fo r connect ing an HDMI or DVI source. 2. POWER INPUT (100 to 240 V AC) Connect the LS-7 to power he re. 3.[...]

Controls and Functi ons Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manu al 9 PRE L IMINAR Y 7. S-VIDEO A standard S-Video in put for connectin g a DVD player , satellite re ceiver or Super VHS (S-VHS) VCR. 8. IR INPUT Wired input from a Niles- or Xantech-co mpatible, infrared (I R) repeater system. 9. TRIGGER 2 (3.5-mm, mini phono jack) Provides 12 (+/- 1.5[...]

Controls and Functions 10 Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 5. Aspect Ratio Selection Button Press this bu tton repeat edly to selec t one of t he followi ng aspect r atios: 16 : 9: For viewing 16 :9 DVDs or HDTV programs in their native aspect rat io. Letterbox: For viewing Las erDisc movies or non-anamorphic DVDs on a 16:9 s[...]

Installation Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manual 11 PRE L IMINAR Y 3.1 Remote Control To install batteries in the remote co ntrol: 1. Slide the bat tery compartm ent cover in t he direction o f the arrow to remove it. 2. Install two AA batt eries with the correct polarity. 3. Replace the co ver. Notes on Batteries • Make sure that the batter[...]

Installation 12 Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y • The projector’ s front IR receiver has a ra nge of approximat ely 40 feet (12.19 meters); the top IR re ceiver has a range of ap proximately 20 feet (6.1 0 meters). Figure 3-1 shows the rec eption angles of the front an d top IR rece ivers. Figure 3-1. IR Reception Angles[...]

Installation Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manual 13 PRE L IMINAR Y 3.2 Quick Setup Table 3-1 gives a quick ove rview of the LS-7 inst allation process. T he sections following this one prov ide detail ed instruc tions. Installation shou ld be performed by a quali fied custom video installation specialist. Table 3-1. Installation Overview Step [...]

Installation 14 Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 3.3 Installation Considerations Proper insta llation of your p rojector will e nsure the qu ality of your display. Wh ether you are installing a pr ojector tempo rarily or perman ently, you shou ld take the following into account to ensure your proj ector perform s optimally. I[...]

Installation Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manual 15 PRE L IMINAR Y Ambient Light In general, minimize or eliminat e light so urces direct ed at the scre en. Contrast r atio in your images will be noticeably reduc ed if light directly st rikes the screen, such as when a sh aft of light from a window o r floodlight falls on the image. Im ages ma[...]

Installation 16 Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Table 3-3 lists th e available LS-7 Ser ies lens options a nd their associate d throw ratios. Vertical and Horizontal Position Proper placem ent of the proje ctor relative t o the screen will yield a rectangula r, perfectly-cen tered image that completely f ills the screen. Ide[...]

Installation Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manual 17 PRE L IMINAR Y Lens Shift You can use th e lens shift cont rols on the pro jector to center the image on the screen. Lens shift is generally exp ressed as a p ercentage of the screen he ight or width, as shown in Figure 3-4 and Figure 3-5 . Figure 3-4. Vertical Lens Shift (E xample Only) 50% [...]

Installation 18 Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Figure 3-5. Horizontal Lens Shift (Example Only) Vertical Lens Shift: The LS-7 provides up to 65% of vert ical lens shift up or down. F or example, wi th a 100 x 56 inch (1. 78:1) screen, you can shift the ima ge up to 36.40 inch es (0.92 meters) above or be low the screen cent[...]

Installation Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manual 19 PRE L IMINAR Y Folded Optics In rear-screen applications where space behind the projector is lim ited, a mirror may be used to fold th e optical path , as shown in Figure 3-6 . The positi on of the proj ector and mirror must be accurate ly set. If you a re conside ring this type of installati[...]

Installation 20 Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 3.5 Connections to the LS-7 Proceed as fo llows to connect the LS-7 to y our video sou rces, external controller(s) – if present – and AC power. When connec ting your equipm ent: • Use the correc t signal cables for each source . • Ensure th at the cables are securely c[...]

Installation Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manual 21 PRE L IMINAR Y Connecting Source Components to the LS-7 Connect your vid eo sources to the LS-7 as shown a nd described in the sections that follow. HDMI/DVI Connections: See Figure 3-7. Figure 3-7. HDMI/DVI Source Connection s Use the HDMI input s whenever po ssible. This ensur es the highes[...]

Installation 22 Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y RGB Connections: Connect your pers onal comput er or oth er RGB source to the RGB input. Optionally, if the source outputs RGB with com posite sync, con nect the gre en, blue and red output s to the Y, Pb and Pr term inals on the COMPONENT 1/SCART inpu t and th e sync output to[...]

Installation Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manual 23 PRE L IMINAR Y Compone nt Video Conn ections: Connect your c omponent video sources to the COMPONENT 1/SCART , COMPONENT 2 or RGB inputs as sh own in Figure 3-9 . Figure 3-9. Component Video Connections Y Pb Pr Y Pb Pr DTV Set-Top Box or Other Component (YPbPr) Source[...]

Installation 24 Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Composite/S-Video Connections: Connect your Compos ite and S-Video so urces to the LS-7 a s shown in Figure 3- 10 . Figure 3-10. Composite and S- Video Connections DVD Player, VCR, Satellite Receiver, Laser Disc etc.[...]

Installation Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manual 25 PRE L IMINAR Y RS-232 Controller Connection Connect a PC o r home theate r control/au tomation syste m (if present) t o the RS-232 por t on the LS-7; se e Figure 3-11 . Use a standard, 9-pin ser ial cable, wi red straight-th rough. For more in formation abou t using this con nection, refer to[...]

Installation 26 Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Connecting 12-Volt Trigger Output to External Theater Equipment If your home th eater contain s a retractab le screen, screen mask o r other 12-volt trigger-act ivated equipme nt, connect it to the 12-volt trigger output (s) as shown in Figure 3-12 . Figure 3-12. 12-Volt Trigge[...]

Installation Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manual 27 PRE L IMINAR Y Connecting to AC Power The LS-7 ships with various types of AC power cords. Choose the one that is appropriate to your locale. Plug the female end of the p ower cord into the AC receptacle o n the rear o f the project or (AC 100V ~ 240V); see Figure 2-3 . T hen, connect the oth[...]

Installation 28 Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Installing the Optional Stray Light Shield: Fo r installations that require signific ant vertic al lens shift (50% or more of the sc reen height), a le ns shield is provided with the LS-7 that minimize s stray light around the image. The light sh ield attache s to threads a t t[...]

Installation Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manual 29 PRE L IMINAR Y 3.9 Adjusting the Picture Orientation If the LS-7 is installed behind the s creen, you m ust change th e picture or ientation to match the installat ion method. To d o this, press MENU on the remote control. T hen, select System from the Main Menu. Rear Projec tion If the proje[...]

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Operation Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manual 31 PRE L IMINAR Y 4.1 Selecting Video Memory Press M1, M2 or M3 to recall settings fro m a memory p reset. Then, press ENTER to confirm your sele ction. Or, to cancel the op eration, pre ss to select Cancel and press ENTER . You can assign each of these three butt ons to any of four memory presets.[...]

Operation 32 Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 4.4 Using Picture-In-Picture (PIP) For PIP purpo ses, there are three grou ps of inputs separated by th eir displa y modes: • Video (SD) group: Video, S-Video an d SCART inputs. • Graphic (HD) group: Component 1, Component 2 and RGB inputs. • Digital Video group: HDMI 1 and [...]

Operation Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manual 33 PRE L IMINAR Y 4.5 Using the On-Screen Menus 1. Press the MENU button on the remote control or system keypad to display the Main Menu. 2. There are six menus. Pr ess or to selec t a sub-menu. 3. Press or to select a sub-menu item. 4. For each sub -menu item, the current ly-selected value appears[...]

Operation 34 Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Figure 4-1. LS-7 OSD Menu Structure Main Aspect Ratio 16:9, 4: 3, Letter box, 4:3 Narrow or Native Memory Recall Memory Save Settings Save ISF Brightness 0 ... 50* ... 100 Contrast Color Color Tint Sharpness Sharpness Sharpness Mod e (Simple or Adv anced) Horizont al Sharpness Ver[...]

Operation Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manual 35 PRE L IMINAR Y Main The LS-7 Main Menu, show n in Figure 4-2, provides acc ess to the most commonly-use d projector fu nctions. Figure 4-2. LS-7 Main Menu 1. For best result s, Runco reco mmends that you set ConstantCont rast to Off before adjusting Brightness , Contrast and other image quality [...]

Operation 36 Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Aspect Ratio: To change the asp ect ratio (size and shap e) of the projec ted image, press or to highlight Aspect Ra tio . Use the or buttons to select th e appropria te aspect ratio for your screen size, installed lens c onfiguration and the type of program material being viewed [...]

Operation Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manual 37 PRE L IMINAR Y Letterbox Letterbox mode scales (zooms in on) a 4:3 image linearly (by the same amount on all sides) to fill a 16:9 display, cropping the top and bottom of the image. 16:9 4:3 4:3 Narrow 4:3 Narrow linearly scales the source active image horizontally, so that a 4:3 source has the [...]

Operation 38 Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Native Select Native to display the source si gnal in its native reso lution, centered in the display area with no re-sizing or overscan. With SDTV and EDTV sources, the LS-7 scales the image ho rizontally to achieve a 16:9 aspect ratio. 16:9 4:3 Table 4-2. Aspect Ratio Settings ([...]

Operation Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manual 39 PRE L IMINAR Y Memory: Select Memory fr om the Main menu , then press ENTER to recall image quality settings previously saved, or to save changed sett ings in any of four memory lo cations. • Recall Memory: Select Reca ll Memory fr om the Memory m enu to recall sa ved image quality settings. U[...]

Operation 40 Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Brightness: On your external te st pattern so urce, select a PLUG E pattern. (PLUG E is an acronym for “Pict ure Line-Up Gene ration Equipment .”) Figure 4- 3 shows a typical PLUGE pattern. Figure 4-3. Typical PLUG E Pattern fo r Adjusting Br ightness PLUGE patterns v ary but [...]

Operation Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manual 41 PRE L IMINAR Y Color: To adjust the overall color intensity, se lect Color from the Main menu. Decr ease this setting if c olors are overly saturated ; increase it if c olors appear m uted or was hed out. Color Tint: Tint or “h ue” is th e ratio of red to green in the color po rtion of th e [...]

Operation 42 Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y • Sharpness Mode: Sharpness Mod e allows or preve nts access to the detailed sharpness contro ls in this menu. In most cases, Simple mode provides a suffic ient level of cont rol to produce the best picture fr om the most pop ular sources. In Si mple mode, only t he Sharpness (t[...]

Operation Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manual 43 PRE L IMINAR Y Overscan: Some television prog rams are produc ed based on the assumptio n that older television sets may not display the oute r edge s of the broad cast pictur e area. Overscan effectively hide s these inactive, outer edges o f the image . Choose one o f the following: •O f f :[...]

Operation 44 Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Source Select: To select a video source, press or to highlight Source Select, t hen press ENTER . This displays the Source Select sub- menu, shown in Figu re 4-7 . The default so urce selection is HDMI 1 . All sources that are not availab le per the sourc e enable functio n (refer[...]

Operation Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manual 45 PRE L IMINAR Y Advanced Use the contro ls in the Advan ced menu, sho wn in Figure 4- 8, to perform advanced ima ge adjustments. Figure 4-8. LS-7 Advanced Menu Color Space: Select Co lor Space from the Advan ced menu to choose th e color space of the source signal for HDMI, RGB, an d component co[...]

Operation 46 Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Video Standard: Select Video Standard fr om the Adv anced menu to specify the color system for composit e video or S-Video input signals. Different coun tries use differen t formats for vid eo signals. Select the appropria te Video Standard for your re gion: •A u t o : The color[...]

Operation Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manual 47 PRE L IMINAR Y DLP Frame Rate: Select DLP Fr ame Rate from the Advanced menu to choos e the output fram e rate. You can have the LS-7 au tomatically determ ine the optim um frame rate, or you can force it to use a sp ecific fram e rate. • The default s etting, Auto , fram e locks to the main s[...]

Operation 48 Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y ConstantContrast: Select ConstantContrast from the Ad vanced menu to ena ble ( On ) or disable ( Off ) the ConstantContrast actuator in the optica l engine. Cons tantCo ntrast uses a dynamic ir is that modulate s light to the DMD b ased on the actual content o f the video material[...]

Operation Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manual 49 PRE L IMINAR Y Fine Sync: To fine-tune the p osition and o ther image attributes, choose Fine Sy nc from the Advanced m enu and press ENTER . This disp lays the Fine Sync sub-menu, sh own in Figure 4-10. Figure 4-10. Fine Sync Sub-Menu • V Position: This control ad justs the vertical position [...]

Operation 50 Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y • Tracking (RGB or Component sources) : Tracking determines the frequenc y of the pixel sampling cloc k, indicated by the number of inco ming pixels per line, so that all pixels generate d by a partic ular source are sampled. Steady flickering or several soft vertica l stripes o[...]

Operation Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manual 51 PRE L IMINAR Y System Use the controls in the System me nu, shown in F igure 4-11, to adjust the lamp , change the display orientat ion and perform oth er, common installation tasks. Figure 4-11. LS-7 System Menu[...]

Operation 52 Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Source Enable: To enable or disable selection of a source, choose Sourc e Enable from the System menu and press ENTER . This displays the Source Enable sub-menu, shown in Figure 4-12 . Figure 4-12. Source Enable Sub-Menu • HDMI 1/HDMI 2: Enables or disables the HDMI 1 and HDMI 2[...]

Operation Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manual 53 PRE L IMINAR Y PIP Position: To chang e the position of the PIP image, choose PIP Position from the System menu; see Figure 4-13 . Choose one of the following : • Top Left: This places the PIP source in to a 427x24 0 designated image area at the top left of the s creen. • Top R ight: This pl[...]

Operation 54 Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Figure 4-14. PIP Split-Scre en Mode Menu Pos ition: Select Menu Position from t he System menu to chan ge the OSD menu position. The default se tting is “ “ (top left). Translucent Menu: Select Translucent Menu from the System menu to adjus t the degree of translu cence (show-[...]

Operation Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manual 55 PRE L IMINAR Y Control Select Contro l from the Main Menu to set various optio ns related to cont rol of the projector. Figure 4-15. LS-7 Control Menu Lens Control: Select Lens Contro l from the Co ntrol menu to perform len s adjustments (focus, zoom and lens shift ). For detailed instructions ,[...]

Operation 56 Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Trigger 1: Select Trigger 1 from the Control m enu to specify w hen the Trig ger 1 port outputs 12 volt s. There is a th ree-second delay before activat ion to prevent o peration while selecting an aspect ra tio. • Lamp causes the por t to output 12 volts when ever the lamp is o[...]

Operation Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manual 57 PRE L IMINAR Y Language Select Language fro m the Main M enu to chan ge the OSD Lang uage. The LS-7 can d isplay the menu s in English, French, German, Italian, Sp anish, Swedish, Traditional Chinese , Simplified Chinese, Ja panese, Korean, Po rtuguese or Russian. Press or to select a language. [...]

Operation 58 Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Service Access the Service M enu, shown in Figure 4-16, to view information that u niquely identifies your p rojector and ind icates its current operational stat us: • Model Name • Unit Serial Number • Software Version • Active/PIP Source • Pixel Clock • Signal Format [...]

Operation Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manual 59 PRE L IMINAR Y Lamp Hour Reset: When you replace th e projector lamp (refer to Lamp Replacement on page 61 ), you should also reset the la mp hour counter. To do this, select Lamp Hou r Reset from the Service menu, then press ENTER . Press ENTER again to confir m the reset. Or, to cancel the ope[...]

Operation 60 Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y To turn test p atterns off, p ress any key other than or on the remote control unit or built-in keypad. Altitude: Select Altitude from the Servic e Menu to control the o peration of the projec tor’s cooling fan. In most cases, the default setting ( Auto ) will maintain the corre[...]

Maintenance and Troubleshooting Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manual 61 PRE L IMINAR Y 5.1 Lamp Replacement The lamp should be replac ed when it rea ches the end of its life (typ ically between 2000 and 4000 h ours dep ending on the Lamp Powe r setting), or so oner if a noticea ble degradation in brightness occur s. Contact your Runco dealer to[...]

Maintenance and Troublesh ooting 62 Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 5.2 Troubleshooting Tips Table 5-1 provide s some general guidelines for troubleshooting pr oblems you may encounter w ith the LS-7 . If the sug gested solution s fail to reso lve the pro blem or if you encounter a n issue not described her e, please con tac[...]

Maintenance and Troubleshooting Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manual 63 PRE L IMINAR Y Colors in the image are swapped; for example, reds appear blue or vice versa. •T h e R e d / P r , G r e e n / Y o r Blue/Pb outputs from t he source are connected to the wrong inputs on the LS-7. • Ensu re that the source outputs are connected to the cor[...]

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Serial Communications Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manual 65 PRE L IMINAR Y 6.1 RS-232 Connection and Port Configuration To interface the LS-7 with a home theater automation/con trol system or a PC running terminal e mulation sof tware: 1. Connect it to yo ur control system or PC as shown in Figure 3-11 . 2. Start a terminal se ssion on your P[...]

Serial Communications 66 Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Table 6-1 lists t he serial comm and key names and IR code s. Table 6-1. Serial Command Key Names and IR Codes RS232 Keyname Remote Button IR Code Description Set 1 Set 2 pow.on 0x01 0xB7 Turn power on. src.sw (none) 0x02 0xB8 Switch to the next source. pow.off 0x09 0x[...]

Serial Communications Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manual 67 PRE L IMINAR Y gam.crt (none) 0x86 0xC6 Switch to C RT gamma. gam.film (none) 0x87 0xC7 Switch to Film gamma. gam.vide (none) 0x88 0xC8 Switch to Video gamma. gam.brig (none) 0x89 0xC9 Switch to Br ight Room gamma. gam.pc (none) 0x8A 0xCA Switch to PC gamma. src.1 0x8B 0xCB Switch th[...]

Serial Communications 68 Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Operations Commands Operation s commands allow more flexible a nd direct cont rol of the pro jector. The synt ax for operations commands is as f ollows: op <operation> <command>[CR] (Precede <operation> an d <command> with a space.) The comma nd[...]

Serial Communications Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manual 69 PRE L IMINAR Y Table 6-2 lists the valid operation s commands. For a ll but Execute fun ctions, the respon se from the pro jector is t he comman d and “= <value>” where <value> is the current v alue or “NA” if th e value is not av ailable. For Execu te functions t[...]

Serial Communications 70 Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y save.mem = 0 = User Memory 1 1 = User Memory 2 save.isf = 0 = ISF Day 1 = ISF Night bright = ? + - 0 - 200 contrast = ? + - 0 - 200 saturat = ? + - 0 - 200 tint = ? + - 0 - 200 sharp.simple = ? + - 0 - 200 sharp.mode = ? 0 = Simple 1 = Advanced horiz.sharp = ? + - 0 - [...]

Serial Communications Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manual 71 PRE L IMINAR Y source.sel = ? 0 = HDMI 1 1 = HDMI 2 2 = RGB 3 = YPrPb 1 4 = YPrPb 2 5 = S-Video 6 = Video 7 = SCART pip.select = ? 0 = Off 1 = HDMI 1 2 = HDMI 2 3 = RGB 4 = YPrPb 1 5 = YPrPb 2 6 = S-Video 7 = Video 8 = SCART resync (execute) color.space = ? 0 = Auto 1 = REC709 2 = RE[...]

Serial Communications 72 Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y ccont = ? 0 = Off 1 = On focus + - zoom + - vert.offset + - horiz.offset + - red.off = ? + - 0-200 green.off = ? + - 0-200 blue.off = ? + - 0-200 red.gain = ? + - 0-200 green.gain = ? + - 0-200 blue.gain = ? + - 0-200 vert.pos = ? + - 0-200 horiz.pos = ? + - 0-200 phas[...]

Serial Communications Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manual 73 PRE L IMINAR Y blank.screen = ? 0 = Black 1 = Blue 2 = White 3 = Logo auto.pow.off = ? 0 = Off 1 = On auto.pow.on = ? 0 = Off 1 = On rear.proj = ? 0 = Off 1 = On ceil.mode = ? 0 = Off 1 = On 2 = Auto power.chime = ? 0 = Off 1 = On 1.key 2.key 3.key 4.key 5.key = ? 0 = HDMI 1 1 = HDMI[...]

Serial Communications 74 Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y act.source pip.source ? 0 = HDMI 1 1 = HDMI 2 2 = RGB 3 = YPrPb 1 4 = YPrPb 2 5 = S-video 6 = Video 7 = SCART h.refresh ? <number> kHz v.refresh ? <number> Hz pixel.clock ? <number> MHz signal ? <string> lamp.hours ? <number> total.hours ?[...]

Serial Communications Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manual 75 PRE L IMINAR Y status ? 0 = Standby 1 = Powering Up 2 = Displaying 3 = Cooling Down 4 = Error errcode ? Refer to RS-232 Error Codes , below. msgbox = ? 0 = On 1 = Off This control enables or disables the display of power off, source and adjustment message boxes (brightness, con - tra[...]

Serial Communications 76 Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y RS-232 Error Codes If an errcode ? command retu rns one of the following va lues, you hav e encount ered a likely system error requiring the attention of a qualified servic e technician. Try resetting the projector by power ing it off, allowing it to co ol and powering[...]

Specifications Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manual 77 PRE L IMINAR Y 7.1 LS-7 Specifications Table 7-1 lists the LS-7 specifications. 7. Specifications Table 7-1. LS-7 Specifications Signal Compatibili ty Video Supp ort: HDMI and DVI with HDCP for digital video, Component and RGB HDTV (1080p, 1080i, 720p), Component and RGB EDTV (576p, 480p), [...]

Specifications 78 Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manual P RELI M INARY Performance Microdisplay: Texas Inst ruments DLP® 1280x720 DMD (x 3) Native Resolution: 1280 x 720 (921,600 pixels) Aspect Ratios: Native (Pixel-to-Pix el), 16:9, Letterbox , 4:3, 4:3 Narrow, Letterbox (Anamorphic lens compatible) Projection Lens: F/3.5, 25.5~32.0mm focal le[...]

Specifications Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manual 79 PRE L IMINAR Y General Dimensions: 25.3" (643mm) L x 20.4" (519mm) W x 8.9" (225mm) H (see Figure 7- 1 ) Weight (without lens): 40.8 lbs. (18.50 kg) Operating Temperature: 50°F to 95°F (1 0°C to 35°C) Operating Altitude: Sea Level - 10,000 feet (3,048m) Operating Humidity[...]

Specifications 80 Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manual P RELI M INARY 7.2 LS-7 Dimensions Figure 7-1 shows the LS-7 dimensions, in millimeters. Figure 7-1. LS-7 Dimensions 225 519 643 125 150 193 145 160 80 M4x10mm MAX. (4x) LENS 100 12.80[...]

Specifications Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manual 81 PRE L IMINAR Y 7.3 Supported Timings Table 7-2 lists the signal types suppo rted by each input on the LS-7. Table 7-2. Supported Signal Timings by Input Format Resolution Refresh Rate (Hz) Horizontal Frequency (kHz) Pixel Frequency (MHz) Supported? ( √ = Yes, – = No) RGB Component 1 Com[...]

Specifications 82 Runco LS-7 Installation/Operation Manual P RELI M INARY 1080/50p 1920x1080 50.00 56.250 148.500 √ √ √ – 1080/60p 1920x1080 59.94/60.00 67.433/67.500 148 .350/148.500 √ √ √ – NTSC 3.58 – 59.94/60.00 15.734/15.750 3.580 – – – √ NTSC 4.43 – 59.94/60.00 15.734/15.750 4.430 – – – √ PAL-B/G – 50.00 [...]

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