Runco LS-3 Series manual

LS-3 Series LS-5 Series Home Theater Projectors LS-3 LS-3/CineWide™ LS-5 LS-5/CineWide™ I NSTALLATION /O PERATION M ANUAL[...]

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Runco LS-3/LS-5 Install ation/Operation M anual 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 ch ar[...]

iv Runco LS-3/LS-5 Inst al lation/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 cus[...]

Runco LS-3/LS-5 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 tampering with inte rnal circui try l Products lost, stolen or discarded m Any damage or di ssatisf[...]

vi Runco LS-3/LS- 5 Instal lation/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,[...]

Runco LS-3/LS-5 Installation/Operation Man ual 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 instr[...]

viii Runco LS-3/LS-5 Inst al lation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 19. Never look directly into t he lens when the lamp is on. Manufacturer’s Name: Runco International, LL C Manufacture r’s Address: 119 5 NW Compton Dr ive, Beaverton, OR 97006-19 92 hereby declare s that the Prod ucts’ Model Number s: LS-3, LS-3/CineWide, LS-5 and LS-5/CineW[...]

Runco LS-3/LS-5 Installation/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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Runco LS-3/LS-5 Installation/Operation Manual xi 1 Table of Contents PRE L IMINAR Y RuncoCare™ Standa rd Two Year Limited Warranty ........... .................... ................... . iii Important Safety Ins tructions ...... ............. ................ ................. ................ ............. ...... vii Compliance Information ......[...]

Table of Contents xii Runco LS-3/LS- 5 Instal lation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Mounting the LS-3 /LS-5 ............ ............. ................ ................. ................ ............. ...... 23 Floor Mounting (Upright) ............. ................ ............. ................ ................ ............. 23 Ceiling Moun ting[...]

Table of Contents Runco LS-3/LS-5 Installation/Operation Manual xiii PRE L IMINAR Y 6. Serial Communic ations ................ ................ ................ ............. ................ ............. 71 RS-232 Connection and Port Configuratio n ........................ ................ ................. ...... 71 Serial Command Syntax ... ...[...]

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Runco LS-3/LS-5 Installation/Operation Manual xv 1 List of Figures PRE L IMINAR Y 2-1. LS-3/LS-5 F ront/Side View ........ ................. ................ ................ ............. ................ ..... 5 2-2. LS-3/LS-5 R ear/Bott om/Top View ....... ................ ............. ................ ................ ............ 7 2-3. LS-3/[...]

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Introd uction Runco LS -3/LS-5 Inst allation/Ope ration M anual 1 PRE L IMINAR Y 1.1 About This Manual This Owner’s M anual describe s how to install, set up and opera te the Runco LS-3/LS-5 Digital Light Processing ( DLP™) Projector. Throughou t this manual, t he Runco Light Style™ Series LS-3 /LS-5 Home Theater Projector is ref erred to as [...]

Introduc tion 2 Runco L S-3/LS-5 Installa tion/Operation Manu al PRE L IMINAR Y Graphic Convention s: These symb ols appear in num erous 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 informati[...]

Introd uction Runco LS -3/LS-5 Inst allation/Ope ration M anual 3 PRE L IMINAR Y 1.3 Description, Features and Benefits Elegant and ele ctrifying, the LightS tyle™ Series LS-3/LS-5 Ho me Theater Pr ojector is Runco’s first-ever 1080p projec tor designed for both pe rformance and esthetics. W here sleek design en compasses in credible perfor man[...]

Introduc tion 4 Runco L S-3/LS-5 Installa tion/Operation Manu al PRE L IMINAR Y Key Features and Benefits The LS-3/LS-5 of fers these key f eatures and ben efits: • Native Resolution: 1920 x 108 0 (16:9 Native Aspect Ratio) • DLP system using high-performance Digital Micromirror Device (DMD) • Customized color wheel p roduces wide dynamic ran[...]

Controls and Functi ons Runco LS -3/LS-5 Inst allation/Ope ration M anual 5 PRE L IMINAR Y 2.1 LS-3/LS-5 at a Glance Figure 2-1 and Figure 2-2 show the key LS-3/LS-5 compone nts. Figure 2-1. LS-3/LS-5 Front/Side View • TOP IR SENSOR Receives infrare d signals from the remo te control unit . • POWER BUTTON/ST A TUS LED Indicates projector status[...]

Controls and Functions 6 Runco L S-3/LS-5 Installa tion/Operation Manu al PRE L IMINAR Y • ZOOM RING Rotate this to change the pr ojected ima ge size. • FRONT IR SENSOR Receives infrar ed signals fro m the remote co ntrol unit. • INT AKE VENT Internal fans d raw cool air in to the projecto r through this ve nt. • SYSTEM KEYP AD Provides an [...]

Controls and Functi ons Runco LS -3/LS-5 Inst allation/Ope ration M anual 7 PRE L IMINAR Y Figure 2-2. LS-3/LS-5 Rear/Botto m/Top View 2 6 3 7 1 5 4[...]

Controls and Functions 8 Runco L S-3/LS-5 Installa tion/Operation Manu al PRE L IMINAR Y 1. RUNCO LOGO BADGE Remove to access the lens shift controls. 2. REAR COVER Remove to acce ss connectors . 3. LAMP MODULE COVER Remove this cover to ac cess the lamp compa rtment. 4. CABLE OPENING Pass cables th rough this opening. 5. CEILING MOUNT HOLES Use th[...]

Controls and Functi ons Runco LS -3/LS-5 Inst allation/Ope ration M anual 9 PRE L IMINAR Y 2.2 LS-3/LS-5 Rear Panel Figure 2-3 shows the LS-3/LS- 5 rear panel. Figure 2-3. LS-3/LS-5 Rear Panel 1. HDMI 1 (Digital) HDMI 2 (Digital) HDCP-compliant digital v ideo inputs for co nnecting an HDM I or DVI source. 2. POWER INPUT (100 to 240 V AC) Connect th[...]

Controls and Functions 10 Runco LS-3/LS-5 Inst al lation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 7. S-VIDEO A standard S-Video input for connecting a DVD player, sate llite receiver or Super VHS (S-VHS) VCR. 8. IR INPUT Wired input from a Niles- or Xantech-co mpatible, infrared (I R) repeat er system. 9. TRIGGER 2 (3.5-mm, m ini phono jack) (LS-5 only) Pro[...]

Controls and Functi ons Runco LS-3/LS-5 Installation/Operation Man ual 11 PRE L IMINAR Y 2.3 LS-3/LS-5 Remote Control 1. ON Use this button to turn the projecto r on. 2. OFF Use this button to turn the projecto r off. 3. Source Sele ction Buttons (1-5): Press to select a vide o source. By def ault, these buttons are assigne d as follows: 1 = HDMI 1[...]

Controls and Functions 12 Runco LS-3/LS-5 Inst al lation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 8. Picture Adjustment Buttons: Contrast Press to adjust white level. Brightness Press to adjust black level. Sharpness (SHARP) Press to adjust sharpness. Gamma (GAMMA) Press to select a gamma curve. Overscan (OS) Press to select an ov erscan mode. Noise Reducti[...]

Installation Runco LS-3/LS-5 Installation/Operation Man ual 13 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 [...]

Installation 14 Runco LS-3/LS-5 Inst al lation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y • The projector’ s front IR receiver has a ra nge of approxim ately 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 Receptio[...]

Installation Runco LS-3/LS-5 Installation/Operation Man ual 15 PRE L IMINAR Y 3.2 Quick Setup Table 3-1 gives a qui ck overview of the LS-3/LS-5 in stallation process. The sections following this one pr ovid e detailed instru ctions. Installation shou ld be performed by a quali fied custom video installation specialist. Table 3-1. Installation Over[...]

Installation 16 Runco LS-3/LS-5 Inst al lation/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 optim[...]

Installation Runco LS-3/LS-5 Installation/Operation Man ual 17 PRE L IMINAR Y Ambient Light In general, minimize or eliminat e light so urces direct ed at the sc reen. Contrast ratio 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 ag[...]

Installation 18 Runco LS-3/LS-5 Inst al lation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Table 3-3 lists th e available LS-3/LS-5 Series lens options a nd their associate d throw ratios. Vertical and Horizontal Position Proper placem ent of the proje ctor relati ve to the screen wil l yield a rectan gular, perfectly-cen tered image that completely f ills the[...]

Installation Runco LS-3/LS-5 Installation/Operation Man ual 19 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[...]

Installation 20 Runco LS-3/LS-5 Inst al lation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Figure 3-5. Horizontal Lens Shift (Example Only) 1. With no vertical or horizontal lens shift, the lens center and screen cent er are align ed with each ot her. 2. Vertical shif t limits are pe rcentages o f the screen h eight. Horizontal shif t limits are pe rcentages o[...]

Installation Runco LS-3/LS-5 Installation/Operation Man ual 21 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 pa th, as shown in Figu re 3-6 . The posit ion of the pr ojector an d mirror must be accurate ly set. If you a re conside ring this type of in[...]

Installation 22 Runco LS-3/LS-5 Inst al lation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Installing the Fixed CineWide Base Plate To install the fixe d CineWide base plate on a LS-3/LS-5 /CineWide with a prismati c anamorphic lens : 1. Place the pro jector upside d own on a bla nket or othe r soft surface . 2. Secure the CineWide base pl ate and Ceiling Moun[...]

Installation Runco LS-3/LS-5 Installation/Operation Man ual 23 PRE L IMINAR Y 3.5 Mounting the LS-3/LS-5 There are se veral methods fo r mounting t he projector. D epending on your chosen installation, one method may be more suit able than a nother. Floor Mounting (Upright) In typical front an d rear screen installa tions, the projec tor can be mou[...]

Installation 24 Runco LS-3/LS-5 Inst al lation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 3.6 Connections to the LS-3/LS-5 Proceed as follows t o connect the LS-3 /LS-5 to your video so urces, extern al 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 cab[...]

Installation Runco LS-3/LS-5 Installation/Operation Man ual 25 PRE L IMINAR Y Connecting Source Components to the LS-3/LS-5 Connect your vid eo sources to the LS-3/LS-5 as shown a nd described in the sections that follow. HDMI/DVI Connections: See Figure 3-8. Figure 3-8. HDMI/DVI Source Connection s Use the HDMI input s whenever po ssible. This ens[...]

Installation 26 Runco LS-3/LS-5 Inst al lation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y RGB Connections: Connect your per sonal compu ter or ot her RGB sour ce to th e 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 the sync o[...]

Installation Runco LS-3/LS-5 Installation/Operation Man ual 27 PRE L IMINAR Y Compone nt Video Conn ections: Connect your c omponent video sources to the COMPONENT 1/SCART , COMPONENT 2 (LS-5 on ly) or RGB inputs as shown in Figure 3-10 . Figure 3-10. Compone nt Video Connections Y Pb Pr Y Pb Pr DTV Set-Top Box or Other Component (YPbPr) Source[...]

Installation 28 Runco LS-3/LS-5 Inst al lation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Composite/S-Video Connections: Connect your Compos ite and S-Video so urces to the LS-3/LS-5 as shown in Figure 3-11 . Figure 3-11. Composite and S- Video Connections DVD Player, VCR, Satellite Receiver, Laser Disc etc.[...]

Installation Runco LS-3/LS-5 Installation/Operation Man ual 29 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-3/LS-5; see Figure 3-12. Use a standa rd, 9-pin seri al cable, wir ed straight-through . For more in formation abou t using this con nection[...]

Installation 30 Runco LS-3/LS-5 Inst al lation/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 3-13 . Figure 3-13. 12-Volt[...]

Installation Runco LS-3/LS-5 Installation/Operation Man ual 31 PRE L IMINAR Y Connecting to AC Power The LS-3/LS-5 ships with var ious types of AC p ower cords. C hoose the one t hat is appropriate to your loca le. 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,[...]

Installation 32 Runco LS-3/LS-5 Inst al lation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Vertical Lens Shift: To shift the projected image vertic ally, insert the pro vided hex wrench into the hole at the top o f the projecto r (directly abo ve the lens) . Then, tu rn the wrench as sho wn to shift the lens in the desired direction . Horizontal Lens Shift (LS[...]

Installation Runco LS-3/LS-5 Installation/Operation Man ual 33 PRE L IMINAR Y 3.9 Changing the OSD Language When you turn on the LS-3/LS-5 for the first t ime, the OSD La nguage Menu a ppears. The LS-3/LS-5 can displa y the menus in English, Frenc h, German, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Traditio nal Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Jap anese, Korean , Po[...]

Installation 34 Runco LS-3/LS-5 Inst al lation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 3.11 Installing and Adjusting the CineWide Anamorphic Lens If you are installing an LS-3/L S-5LT/CineWide, proceed as follows to install and adjust the anamorphic lens . The CineWide an amorphic lens m ount kit consists of everything sho wn in Figure 3- 15. Some compon e[...]

Installation Runco LS-3/LS-5 Installation/Operation Man ual 35 PRE L IMINAR Y 1. Use the Height/Pit ch Adjustment Scre ws ( 3 ) and Washer s ( 2 ) to attach the Lens Mounting Bracket ( 5 ) to the Anamorphic Lens ( 1 ). 2. Remove the nut and rubber collar from ea ch Swell Latch Asse mbly ( 4 ). 3. Secure the len s (with the mo unting bracket attache[...]

Installation 36 Runco LS-3/LS-5 Inst al lation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 4. Then, adjust the anamorph ic lens angle so that t he projected im age is rectangu lar: The anamorphic lens will almost always be angled with respect to the projector; th is is normal. 5. When the heig ht and angle are properly set, tighten th e Height/Pitch Ad justmen[...]

Operation Runco LS-3/LS-5 Installation/Operation Man ual 37 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 pr[...]

Operation 38 Runco LS-3/LS-5 Inst al lation/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[...]

Operation Runco LS-3/LS-5 Installation/Operation Man ual 39 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 a[...]

Operation 40 Runco LS-3/LS-5 Inst al lation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Figure 4-1. LS-3/LS-5 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 S[...]

Operation Runco LS-3/LS-5 Installation/Operation Man ual 41 PRE L IMINAR Y Main The LS-3/LS-5 Ma in Menu, show n in Figu re 4-2, provides a ccess to the most commonly-used p rojector func tions. Figure 4-2. LS-3/LS-5 Main Menu 1. For best result s, Runco reco mmends that you set ConstantCont rast to Off before adjusting Brightness , Contrast and ot[...]

Operation 42 Runco LS-3/LS-5 Inst al lation/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 [...]

Operation Runco LS-3/LS-5 Installation/Operation Man ual 43 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 ha[...]

Operation 44 Runco LS-3/LS-5 Inst al lation/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. This means, fo r example, that 720p HDTV programs will display with unused pixels on all sides: 320 on the left and right sides and 180 [...]

Operation Runco LS-3/LS-5 Installation/Operation Man ual 45 PRE L IMINAR Y Memory: Select Memory fr om the Main me nu, 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 setti[...]

Operation 46 Runco LS-3/LS-5 Inst al lation/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 a[...]

Operation Runco LS-3/LS-5 Installation/Operation Man ual 47 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[...]

Operation 48 Runco LS-3/LS-5 Inst al lation/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, o nly the Sharp[...]

Operation Runco LS-3/LS-5 Installation/Operation Man ual 49 PRE L IMINAR Y Overscan: Some television prog rams are produc ed based on the assumpt ion 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[...]

Operation 50 Runco LS-3/LS-5 Inst al lation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y The default so urce selection is HDMI 1 . All sources that are not availab le per the sourc e enable functio n (refer to Source Enable on page 58 ) are grayed ou t. Figure 4-7. Source Select Sub-Menu PIP Select: To select a PIP (secon dary) video source , press or to highli[...]

Operation Runco LS-3/LS-5 Installation/Operation Man ual 51 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-3/LS-5 Advanced Menu Color Space: Select Co lor Space from th e Advanced menu to choose the color space of the source signal for HDMI, RGB, an d co[...]

Operation 52 Runco LS-3/LS-5 Inst al lation/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 : Th[...]

Operation Runco LS-3/LS-5 Installation/Operation Man ual 53 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-3/L S-5 automatically d etermine the op timum frame rate, or you can for ce it to use a specific frame rate. • The default s etting, Auto , fram e locks to [...]

Operation 54 Runco LS-3/LS-5 Inst al lation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y SatCo: Select SatCo from th e Advanced m enu to enable ( On ) or disable ( Off ) BrilliantColor processing, which improves brightness in grays and secondary colors by using the spo ke light from t he color whee l. ConstantContrast: Select ConstantContrast from the Ad vanced[...]

Operation Runco LS-3/LS-5 Installation/Operation Man ual 55 PRE L IMINAR Y Fine Sync: To fine-tune the p osition and o ther image attributes, choose Fine Sy nc from the Advanced menu and press ENTER . This displ ays the Fine Sync sub -menu, shown in Figure 4-10 . Figure 4-10. Fine Sync Sub-Menu • V Position: This control adjusts the vertical posi[...]

Operation 56 Runco LS-3/LS-5 Inst al lation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y • Tracking (RGB or Component sources ): Tracking determines the frequency o f the pixel sampling cloc k, indicated by the number of incoming pixels per line, so that all pixels generate d by a partic ular source are sampled. Steady flickering or several soft vertica l str[...]

Operation Runco LS-3/LS-5 Installation/Operation Man ual 57 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 installati on tasks. Figure 4-11. LS-3/LS-5 System Menu[...]

Operation 58 Runco LS-3/LS-5 Inst al lation/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 •H D M I 1/HDMI 2: Enables or disables the HDMI 1 a[...]

Operation Runco LS-3/LS-5 Installation/Operation Man ual 59 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 644x36 2 designated image area at the top left of the s creen. • Top R ight: T[...]

Operation 60 Runco LS-3/LS-5 Inst al lation/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 ch ange the OSD me nu position. The default se tting is “ “ (top left). Translucent Menu: Select Translucent Menu from the System menu to adjus t the degree of translu cenc[...]

Operation Runco LS-3/LS-5 Installation/Operation Man ual 61 PRE L IMINAR Y Control Select Control fr om the Main Menu to set various options re lated to control of the projector. 1 Key / 2 Key / 3 Key / 4 Key / 5 Key: These menu items assig n the functi on of the keys numbered 1 through 5 on th e remote. There are eight sources corresponding to the[...]

Operation 62 Runco LS-3/LS-5 Inst al lation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y • RS232 causes the po rt to output 12 volts when an RS232 screen trigger 1 “on” command is re ceived and stop when a t rigger 1 “off” command i s received. The 12 vo lt output also stop s when the p rojector is turne d off. Trigger 2 (LS-5 only): Select Trigger 2 [...]

Operation Runco LS-3/LS-5 Installation/Operation Man ual 63 PRE L IMINAR Y Language Select Language fro m the Main M enu to chan ge the OSD Lang uage. The LS-3/LS-5 can displa y the menus in English, Frenc h, German, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Traditio nal Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Jap anese, Korean , Portuguese or Russian. Press or to select a [...]

Operation 64 Runco LS-3/LS-5 Inst al lation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Service Access the Service M enu, shown in Figure 4-15, 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 [...]

Operation Runco LS-3/LS-5 Installation/Operation Man ual 65 PRE L IMINAR Y Lamp Hour Reset: When you replace th e projector lamp (refer to Lamp Replacement on page 67 ), 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 t[...]

Operation 66 Runco LS-3/LS-5 Inst al lation/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 th[...]

Maintenance and Troubleshooting Runco LS-3/LS-5 Installation/Operation Man ual 67 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 soo ner if a noticea ble degradation in brightness occur s. Contact your Runco dea[...]

Maintenan ce and Trou bleshooting 68 Runco LS-3/LS-5 Inst al lation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 5.2 Troubleshooting Tips Table 5-1 provide s some general guidelines for troubleshootin g problems you may encounter with the LS-3/LS-5. If th e suggested solu tions fail to resolve the p roblem or if you encounter an issue not describ ed here, pleas[...]

Maintenance and Troubleshooting Runco LS-3/LS-5 Installation/Operation Man ual 69 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-3/LS-5. • Ensu re that the source outputs are connected[...]

Maintenance and Troubleshooting 70 Runco LS-3/LS-5 Inst al lation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Notes:[...]

Serial Communications Runco LS-3/LS-5 Installation/Operation Man ual 71 PRE L IMINAR Y 6.1 RS-232 Connection and Port Configuration To interface the LS-3/LS-5 wi th a home theater automati on/control system or a PC running te rminal emulation software: 1. Connect it to yo ur control system or PC as shown in Figure 3-12 . 2. Start a terminal se ssio[...]

Serial Communications 72 Runco LS-3/LS-5 Inst al lation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Table 6-1 lists t h e serial c ommand key names a nd IR codes. 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[...]

Serial Communications Runco LS-3/LS-5 Installation/Operation Man ual 73 PRE L IMINAR Y gam.crt (none) 0x86 0xC6 Switch to CRT 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 Bright Room gamma. gam.pc (none) 0x8A 0xCA Switch to PC gamma. src.1 0x8B 0xCB Switc[...]

Serial Communications 74 Runco LS-3/LS-5 Inst al lation/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 c[...]

Serial Communications Runco LS-3/LS-5 Installation/Operation Man ual 75 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 funct[...]

Serial Communications 76 Runco LS-3/LS-5 Inst al lation/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 - 20 0 sharp.simple = ? + - 0 - 200 sharp.mode = ? 0 = Simple 1 = Advanced horiz.sharp = ? [...]

Serial Communications Runco LS-3/LS-5 Installation/Operation Man ual 77 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 [...]

Serial Communications 78 Runco LS-3/LS-5 Inst al lation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y satco = ? 0 = Off 1 = Smooth ccont = ? 0 = Off 1 = On lens.aper = ? 0 = Closed 1 = Open 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 [...]

Serial Communications Runco LS-3/LS-5 Installation/Operation Man ual 79 PRE L IMINAR Y 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 2 2 = RGB 3 = YPrPb 1 4 = YPrPb 2 5 = S-video 6 [...]

Serial Communications 80 Runco LS-3/LS-5 Inst al lation/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.[...]

Serial Communications Runco LS-3/LS-5 Installation/Operation Man ual 81 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[...]

Serial Communications 82 Runco LS-3/LS-5 Inst al lation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y RS-232 Error Codes If an errcode ? command returns one of the followi ng values, you have encou ntered 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 cool and powe[...]

Specifications Runco LS-3/LS-5 Installation/Operation Man ual 83 PRE L IMINAR Y 7.1 LS-3/LS-5 Specifications Table 7-1 lists the LS-3 /LS-5 specifications. 7. Specifications Table 7-1. LS-3/LS-5 Specifications Signal Compatibili ty Video Supp ort: HDMI and DVI with HDCP for digital video, Component and RGB HDTV (1080p, 1080i, 720p), Component and R[...]

Specifications 84 Runco LS-3/LS-5 Inst al lation/Operation Manual P RELI M INARY Performance Microdisplay: Texas Instruments DLP® 1080p DMD Native Resolution: Full HD, 1920 x 1080 (2,073,600 pixels) Aspect Ratios: Native (Pixel-to-Pix el), 16:9, Letterbox , 4:3, 4:3 Narrow, Letterbox (Anamorphic lens compatible) Projection Lens: All glass, F/2.5~2[...]

Specifications Runco LS-3/LS-5 Installation/Operation Man ual 85 PRE L IMINAR Y General Dimensions: 20.8" (530mm) L x 17.9" (455mm) W x 7.8" (200mm) H (see Figure 7- 1 ) Weight (without lens): 24.3 lbs. (11.00 kg) Operating Temperature: 50°F to 104°F (10°C to 40°C) Operating Altitude: Sea Level - 7,500 feet (2,300m), 95° F (35°[...]

Specifications 86 Runco LS-3/LS-5 Inst al lation/Operation Manual P RELI M INARY 7.2 LS-3/LS-5 Dimensions Figure 7-1 shows the LS-3/LS- 5 dimensions, in millimeters. Figure 7-1. LS-3/L S-5 Dimensions 150 160 CEILING MOUNT HOLES M4 x 10mm MAXIMUM (4x) 75 135 530 200 455 80 LENS CENTER LINE APPROXIMATE CENTER OF GRAVITY[...]

Specifications Runco LS-3/LS-5 Installation/Operation Man ual 87 PRE L IMINAR Y 7.3 Supported Timings Table 7-2 lists the signal types suppo rted by each input on the LS-3/LS-5 . Table 7-2. Supported Signal Timings by Input Format Resolution Refresh Rate (Hz) Horizontal Frequency (kHz) Pixel Frequency (MHz) Supported? ( √ = Yes, – = No) RGB Com[...]

Specifications 88 Runco LS-3/LS-5 Inst al lation/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 –[...]

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