Runco Q-750I manual

Q-750i Series LED Home Theater Projectors Q-750i Q-750i/CineWide™ Q-750i/CineWide with AutoScope™ I NSTALLATION /O PERATION M ANUAL[...]

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Q-750i Series Installation/Operati on 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 [...]

iv Q-750i Series Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y In the event o f a product de fect, please fo llow the warra nty claim proc edure provided b elow: 1. The Custome r is required to contact a Runco dealer or Runco Te chnical Suppor t via email at sup port@runco.co m or via phone at (toll fr ee) 800-23RUNCO (80 0-237-8626). If the cust om[...]

Q-750i Series Installation/Operation Manual v PRE L IMINAR Y j Failure to follow mainten ance procedu res as outline d in the pro duct’s user g uide where a schedule is spec ified for regular cleaning of th e product k Opening the pro duct and/or tampering with intern al circuitr y l Products lost, stolen or discarded m Any damage or di ssatisfac[...]

vi Q-750i Series 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, LO[...]

Q-750i Series Installation/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 instruct[...]

viii Q-750i Series Installation/Operation Manu al 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: Q-750i, Q-750i/C ineWide and Q -750i/CineWi[...]

Q-750i Series 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 t[...]

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Q-750i Series Installation/Operation Manual xi 1 Table of Contents PRE L IMINAR Y RuncoCare™ Standa rd Two Year Limited Warran ty ........ ................... ................. ....... iii Important Safety Ins tructions ...... ................. ................ ................ ................ ................ vii Compliance Information ........[...]

Table of Contents xii Q-750i Series Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Mounting the Q-75 0i .............. ................ ................ ................. ............ ................. ...... 26 Floor Mount ing (Upright) ............. ................ ................ ............. ................ ............. 26 Ceiling Mounting ([...]

Table of Contents Q-750i Series Installati on/Operation M anual xii i PRE L IMINAR Y 6. Serial Communic ations ................... ................ ................ ................ ................. ...... 73 RS-232 Connection and Port Configuration ........... ................. ................ ................ ... 73 Serial Command Syntax ......[...]

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Q-750i Series Installation/Operation Manual xv 1 List of Figures PRE L IMINAR Y 2-1. Q-750i Fro nt/Side/Top Vie w ................... ................ ................. ................ ................ ..... 5 2-2. Q-750i R ear Panel ............... ................ ................ ............. ................ ................ ............ 6 2-[...]

List of Figures xvi Q-750i Series Installation/Operation Manu al PRE L IMINAR Y 4-12. CIE 1931 Color Co ordinate Diagram and Effe ct of PCE Hue and Saturation Con trols....... ................. ............. ................ ................ ................ ................ 61 4-13. Q-750i Syst em Menu ..................... ................ ......[...]

Q-750i Series Installation/Operation Manual 1 PRE L IMINAR Y 1.1 About This Manual This Owner’s Manual d escribes how to install, set up and operate a Runco Q750i Series LED Home Thea ter Projector. Throughout th is manual, the Runco Q-750i Se ries LED Home Th eater Projector s are referred to collectively as th e “Q-750i.” Ex cept where no t[...]

Introduc tion 2 Q-75 0i Series Installation/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 y[...]

Introd uction Q-750i Series Installation/Operation Manual 3 PRE L IMINAR Y 1.3 Description, Features and Benefits Integrating Runc o's award-winn ing controller/processor techno logy for flawless images from any sou rce, the Q-750i sets new stan dards in projectio n with Runco's game-changing In finiLight™ LED lam pless technolog y, Per[...]

Introduc tion 4 Q-75 0i Series Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Key Features and Benefits The Q-750i of fers these key fe atures and b enefits: • Full-HD Native Resolution : 1920 x 10 80 (16:9 Native Aspect Ratio) • InfiniLight™ lampless LED illu mination t echnology pr ovides an infinite, ener gy-efficient light source • Pictur[...]

Q-750i Series Installation/Operation Manual 5 PRE L IMINAR Y 2.1 Q-750i at a Glance Figure 2-1 shows the key Q-750 i components. Figure 2-1. Q-750i Front/Side/To p View • TOP IR SENSOR Receives infrare d signals from the remo te control unit . • INT AKE VENT Internal fa ns draw cool air in to the project or through t his vent. • RUNCO LOGO Th[...]

Controls and Functions 6 Q-75 0i Series Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y • FRONT IR SENSOR Receives infrar ed signals fro m the remote co ntrol unit. • EXHAUST VENT Warm air exit s the projecto r through this vent. Ensure that it is not block ed. • ST A TUS LED Indicates proj ector status as f ollows: • Solid green = AC power pr[...]

Controls and Functi ons Q-750i Series Installation/Operation Manual 7 PRE L IMINAR Y 5. COMPONENT 1/SCART (RCA connect ors) Standard- or high- definition (480i/480p/5 76i/576p/720 p/1080i/1080p ) Component (YPrPb) input for co nnecting a DVD/HD-DVD/ BD player, HD set-top box or other SD/HD source. Also p rovides RGB input for SCART RGB S sources. 6[...]

Controls and Functions 8 Q-75 0i Series Installation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 2.3 Q-750i Remote Control Figure 2-3 sho ws the Q-750i r emote contro l, and the p aragraphs tha t follow describe it s functionality. Figure 2-3. Q-750i Remot e Control FOCUS LENS ZOOM LIGHT OFF ON VID S-VID HDMI1 HD2 SOURCE PICTURE MEMORY ASPECT RATIO HD1 INFO EN[...]

Controls and Functi ons Q-750i Series Installation/Operation Manual 9 PRE L IMINAR Y 1. LIGHT Press to illumina te the buttons. 2. ON / OFF Use these butt ons to turn t he projector o n or off. 3. Sour ce Selection Buttons: VID Press to select Composite video input as the source. S-VID (S-Video) Press to select the S-Video inpu t as the source . HD[...]

Controls and Functions 10 Q-750i Series Instal lation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 6. Memory Preset Bu ttons: CUST1 Press to recall se ttings for t he current in put from the “Custom 1” memory prese t. ISF NIGHT Press to recall setti ngs for the cur rent input from th e “ISF Night” memory pr eset. ISF DA Y Press to recall se ttings for t[...]

Q-750i Series Installation/Operation Manual 11 PRE L IMINAR Y 3.1 Remote Control To install batteries in the remote co ntrol: 1. Slide the battery compart ment cover in the direction of the arrow to re move it. 2. Install two AAA batteries with the correct po larity. 3. Replace the co ver. Notes on Batteries • Make sure that the battery pol ariti[...]

Installation 12 Q-750i Series Instal lation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 3.2 Quick Setup Table 3-1 gives a qu ick overview of the RS-90 0/RS1100 installation pr ocess. The sections following this one provid e detailed instructions. Installation sh ould be performed by a qualified custom video installation specialist. Table 3-1. Installation Over[...]

Installation Q-750i Series Installation/Operation Manual 13 PRE L IMINAR Y 3.3 Installation Considerations Proper installation of you r projector will ensur e 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.[...]

Installation 14 Q-750i Series Instal lation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Throw Distance Throw distance is the dista nce measured fro m the front of the projecto r to the screen. This is an impo rtant calculat ion in any pro jecto r installation as it de termines wheth er or not you have enough roo m to install your projector wit h a desired scre[...]

Installation Q-750i Series Installation/Operation Manual 15 PRE L IMINAR Y Vertical and Horizontal Position Proper placement of the projector relative to the screen will yield a rectangular , perfectly-centered image that completely fills the screen. Ideally, the proj ector should be positioned p erpendicular to the screen an d in such a wa y that [...]

Installation 16 Q-750i Series Instal lation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Vertical and Horizontal Lens Shift You can use th e lens shift co ntrols on the projector r emote to cente r the image on the screen. Lens sh ift is generally e xpressed as a percentage o f the screen he ight or width, as shown in Figure 3-3 and Figure 3- 4 . Figure 3-3. Ve[...]

Installation Q-750i Series Installation/Operation Manual 17 PRE L IMINAR Y Figure 3-4. Horizontal Le ns Shift (Example Only) 1. With no vert ical or horizont al lens shift, the lens center and screen center are aligned with each othe r. 2. Vertical shift limits are pe rcentages of the screen heig ht. Horizontal shif t limits are pe rcentages o f th[...]

Installation 18 Q-750i Series Instal lation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Folded Optics In rear-screen ap plications wher e space behind t he projector is lim ited, a mirro r may be used to fold the op tical path, a s shown in Figure 3-5 . The position of the projector an d mirror must be ac curately set. If you are consider ing this type of inst[...]

Installation Q-750i Series Installation/Operation Manual 19 PRE L IMINAR Y 3.4 Installing the Optional CineWide/AutoScope Lens Mount If you are insta lling a standard (non-CineWid e) Q-750i, skip t his step and p roceed with Mounting the Q-750i ( page 26 ). If you are installing a Q-750i/CineWid e projector equipped with a cylindrical (Rainier II o[...]

Installation 20 Q-750i Series Instal lation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Installing the AutoS cope Lens Motor Figure 3-6 sho ws the Q-750i/C ineWide with AutoScope mot or assembly. Figure 3-6. Q-750i/CineWid e with AutoScope Motor Assembly ➤ 4 Screw , Phillips Pan-Head, M6-1.0 x 12mm (14x) 1 AutoScope Lens Motor 2 3 CineWide with AutoScope Cei[...]

Installation Q-750i Series Installation/Operation Manual 21 PRE L IMINAR Y Remove Projector F ront Feet : Place the projector upside down on a blanket or othe r soft surface . Loosen and remove the two front feet on the projector . Install Ceiling Mount Adapte rs/Projector Stands: For ceiling insta llations, these brackets brin g the mounti ng poin[...]

Installation 22 Q-750i Series Instal lation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Figure 3-7. Q750i with Ceiling Mount Adapters/Pro jector Stands Install Lens Motor: 1. Position the AutoScope Le ns Motor as shown in Figure 3-8 . 2. Line up the mountin g holes on the lens mot or housing with those on the underside of the projector . DO NOT OVER-TIG HTEN T[...]

Installation Q-750i Series Installation/Operation Manual 23 PRE L IMINAR Y 3. Secure the m otor to the pr ojector with t he eight (8) re maining M6 x 12 mm Pan-Head Phillips screws. Figure 3-8. AutoScope Le ns Motor Installati on After you have installed the AutoScope len s motor, proc eed with Mounting the Q-750i on page 26 .[...]

Installation 24 Q-750i Series Instal lation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Installing the Fixed CineWide Base Plate Figure 3-9 sho ws the cylind rical (Rainier II/McKinley) lens base plate assemb ly for a Q750i/CineW ide. Figure 3-9. Q-750i/CineWide with Rainie r II/McKinley (Cylindrical) Lens Base Plate - Exploded View ➤ Ceiling Mount Rails (pa[...]

Installation Q-750i Series Installation/Operation Manual 25 PRE L IMINAR Y To install the fixe d CineWide base plate on a Q-750i/CineWide: 1. Place the proje ctor upside do wn on a bla nket or othe r soft surface . 2. Place the CineWide base plate o n the bottom o f the project or. 3. If you are mounting the pr ojector on a ceiling: Line up the t h[...]

Installation 26 Q-750i Series Instal lation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 3.5 Mounting the Q-750i There are se veral method s for mounting the projector . Depending on your chosen installation, one method may b e more suit able than anoth er. Floor Mounting (Up right) In typical front - and rear- screen installations, the projector can b e mounte[...]

Installation Q-750i Series Installation/Operation Manual 27 PRE L IMINAR Y Connecting Source Components to the Q-750i Connect your vid eo sources to the Q-750i as shown a nd described in the sections that follow. HDMI/DVI Connections: See Figure 3-10. Figure 3-10. HDMI/DVI Source Connections Use the HDMI input whenever possib le. This en sures the [...]

Installation 28 Q-750i Series Instal lation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y RGB Connections: Connect your pers onal 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 th e sync out[...]

Installation Q-750i Series Installation/Operation Manual 29 PRE L IMINAR Y Compone nt Video Conn ections: Connect your c omponent video sources to the COMPONENT 1/SCART , COMPONE NT 2 or RGB i nputs as show n in Figur e 3-12 . Figure 3-12. Component Vide o Connections Y Pb Pr Y Pb Pr DTV Set-Top Box or Other Component (YPbPr) Source[...]

Installation 30 Q-750i Series Instal lation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Composite/S-Video Connections: Connect your compo site and S-Video sour ces to the Q-750i as shown in Figur e 3-13 . Figure 3-13. Composite and S- Video Connections DVD Player, VCR, Satellite Receiver, Laser Disc etc.[...]

Installation Q-750i Series Installation/Operation Manual 31 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 Q-750i; se e Figure 3-1 4 . Use a standard , 9-pin serial cab le, wired straig ht-through . For more in formation abou t using this con nection, r[...]

Installation 32 Q-750i Series Instal lation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Connecting 12-Volt Trigger Output to External Theater Equipment If your Q-750i is equipped with a Cine Wide with AutoScop e system, co nnect the AutoScope le ns motor to a 12-volt trigger output on the projector; s ee Figure 3-15 . Similarly connec t other 12-volt t rigger-[...]

Installation Q-750i Series Installation/Operation Manual 33 PRE L IMINAR Y Connecting an External IR Receiver If infrare d signals from the remote co ntrol cannot reach the pro jector due to e xcessive distance or obstru ctions such as walls or cabin et doors, you can connect an ext ernal IR repeater system to the IR INPUT on the Q-750i to exte nd [...]

Installation 34 Q-750i Series Instal lation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 3.7 Turning on the Power 1. Turn on your source component s. 2. If this is an AutoScop e-equipped proje ctor, turn on th e main power s witch at the rear of the AutoSco pe lens motor. The lens m otor power switc h is located next to the AC input (see ab ove). 3. Press the O[...]

Installation Q-750i Series Installation/Operation Manual 35 PRE L IMINAR Y 3.9 Changing the OSD Language When you turn on the Q-750i fo r the first time , the OSD Lang uage Menu appea rs. The Q-750i can display the me nus in English, French, Germa n, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Portuguese or R ussian. Press or to select a language. T hen, press ENTE[...]

Installation 36 Q-750i Series Instal lation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 3.11 Installing and Adjusting the CineWide Anamorphic Lens If you are installing a CineWide-equ ipped projecto r, proceed as follows t o install and adjust the ana morphic lens. The Anamorp hic lens mo unt kit consist s of everythi ng shown in Fig ure 3-17. Som e components[...]

Installation Q-750i Series Installation/Operation Manual 37 PRE L IMINAR Y Attaching Lens Mounting Assembly to Lens Motor Carriage Plate or Fixed CineWide Base Plate: 1. Remove the tw o Yaw/X Adjustment Lev ers (item #8) from the bottom of th e Anamorphic Le ns Holder (item #5) . 2. Place the Anamo rphic Lens Holder on top of the AutoSco pe Carriag[...]

Installation 38 Q-750i Series Instal lation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Select the Appropriate CineWide Sca ling Method: CineWide and CineW ide with AutoScope bot h produce the sa me image geom etry for a given aspect ratio ( refer to Ta ble 4-2 ). Howeve r, when the viewer selects th e 16:9, 4:3, L etterbox or Vir tualWide aspect ratio, CineWi[...]

Installation Q-750i Series Installation/Operation Manual 39 PRE L IMINAR Y 3. Slowly move the anam orphic lens into plac e (from right to left or vice vers a) so that there are no shadows on eith er side of the sc reen: 4. When the horizontal positi on is properly set, tig hten the Yaw/X-Adjust ment Levers to secure the lens in place. Adjusting the[...]

Installation 40 Q-750i Series Instal lation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Adjusting the Pitch (Angle): Next, angle th e lens to ev en out any top-to-bottom pincushion disto rtion. To do this, loosen the Pitch Adju stment T-Screws (directly be low the Height/Y Adjustment T-Scr ews) on either side of the le ns to allow it to pivot fr eely. Then, ad[...]

Installation Q-750i Series Installation/Operation Manual 41 PRE L IMINAR Y Once the pr oper lens angle h as been set, f irmly tighten the Yaw/X-Adjustm ent Levers to secure the lens in place. Geometry: 1. Input an anam orphic cross-h atch test pat tern to the projector. 2. Unscrew the An amorphic Len s just enough to allow it to rotate freely. 3. G[...]

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Q-750i Series Installation/Operation Manual 43 PRE L IMINAR Y 4.1 Selecting An Input Source When you turn on the Q-750i, it switches to the last selected inp ut and looks for a valid signal. Use these butt ons on the rem ote control to sele ct an input source directly. You can assign the HD 1, HD 2 and HD 3 buttons to any input. The def ault assign[...]

Operation 44 Q-750i Series Instal lation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y For each source, Tab le 4-1 shows which of the other sourc es are available as a PIP source. Table 4-1. Available Main and PIP Source Combinations PIP Input Source VIDEO S-VIDEO SCART COMP 1 COMP 2 RGB HDMI 2 HDMI 1 Main Input Source VIDEO ––– √ √ √ √ √ S-VIDEO[...]

Operation Q-750i Series Installation/Operation Manual 45 PRE L IMINAR Y 4.3 Using the On-Screen Menus 1. Press the MENU button on the remote control to displa y 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 in white tex[...]

Operation 46 Q-750i Series Instal lation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Main The Q-750i M ain Menu, sho wn in Figure 4 -2, provides acc ess to the mo st commonly-used pr ojector functions. Figure 4-2. Q-750i Main Men u Aspect Ratio: To change the asp ect ratio (size and shap e) of the projec ted image, press or to h ighlight Aspect Ratio . Use the[...]

Operation Q-750i Series Installation/Operation Manual 47 PRE L IMINAR Y Table 4-2. Aspect Ratio Settings Aspect Ratio Setting Description Aspect Ratio of Source Signal Geometry of Projected Image With Standard Lens (1.78:1 Screen) With Anamorphic Lens (2.35:1 Screen) 16:9 16:9 linearly scales the source active ima ge horizontally and vertically to [...]

Operation 48 Q-750i Series Instal lation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 4:3 4:3 linearly scales the source active ima ge horizontally and vertically to fill a 4:3 rectangle which is centered and the same height as th e 16:9 designated image area. The remaining area is black. 16:9 4:3 Virtual- Wide A 16:9 image is shrunk horizontally in the center [...]

Operation Q-750i Series Installation/Operation Manual 49 PRE L IMINAR Y Cinema Select Cinema to view 2.35 source material in its native aspect ratio. With a 16:9 screen and a non-CineWide projector (no anamorphic lens), the upper and lower portions of the screen are masked, but the geometry of the active image area is unchanged. With a 2.35:1 scree[...]

Operation 50 Q-750i Series Instal lation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Memory: Select Memory fr om the Main me nu, then press ENTER to recall image q uality settings previously sa ved, or to s ave changed settings in any of fo ur memory loc ations. • Recall Memory: Select Recall Memory from the Me mory menu to recall saved ima ge quality settin[...]

Operation Q-750i Series Installation/Operation Manual 51 PRE L IMINAR Y Brightness: On your external test pattern sour ce, select a PLUG E pattern. (PLUG E is an acronym for “Picture Line -Up Generation Equipm ent.”) Figure 4-3 shows a typical PLUGE pattern. Figure 4-3. Typical PLUGE Pattern for Adjusting Brightnes s PLUGE patterns va ry but ge[...]

Operation 52 Q-750i Series Instal lation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Color: To adjust the o verall color inte nsity, sele ct Color from the Ma in menu. Decrea se this setting if colors are overly satu rated; increase it if colors appear m uted or washed ou t. Tint: Tint or “h ue” is the r atio of red t o green in th e color port ion of the [...]

Operation Q-750i Series Installation/Operation Manual 53 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 f [...]

Operation 54 Q-750i Series Instal lation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Figure 4-7. Input Select Sub-Menu PIP Select: To select a PIP (secon dary) video source , press or to highlight PIP Select , then pres s ENTER . The default PIP selec tion is Off. All sources th at are not ava ilable per the source enable function (refe r to Input Enable on pa[...]

Operation Q-750i Series Installation/Operation Manual 55 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. Q-750i Adva nced Menu Color Space: Select Color Space from the Advan ced menu to choose t he color spa ce of the source signal for HDMI, RGB, an d compon[...]

Operation 56 Q-750i Series Instal 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 : The c[...]

Operation Q-750i Series Installation/Operation Manual 57 PRE L IMINAR Y Color Gamut: Select Color Gamut fr om the Advanced menu to select a co lor gamut (range) that may be differe nt from the default color gamut. Each setting defin es the precise hu e of each primar y (red, green and blue) and seco ndary (yellow, cyan and magenta) color component [...]

Operation 58 Q-750i Series Instal lation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y ConstantContrast: Select ConstantContrast from the Ad vanced menu to ena ble ( On ) or disable ( Off ) the ConstantContrast algorithm in the opt ical engine. ConstantCo ntrast uses a dynamic LED driver th at modulates light to the DMD based on the act ual content of the video [...]

Operation Q-750i Series Installation/Operation Manual 59 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 contro l adjusts the vertical pos[...]

Operation 60 Q-750i Series Instal lation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Steady flickering or several soft vertica l stripes or bands across the en tire image indicates poo r pixel tracking. Prop er pixel tracking h elps ensure that the image quality is consistent acr oss the screen, that aspect rat io is maintained a nd that pixel pha se (see abov[...]

Operation Q-750i Series Installation/Operation Manual 61 PRE L IMINAR Y Hue/Saturation/Le vel: PCE provides the ability to d efine a custom co lor gamut in te rms of primary (r ed, green and blue) and seco ndary (yellow, cyan and mage nta) color hues, saturation and level (brightness). Each control op erates only on th e color specified. Surroundin[...]

Operation 62 Q-750i Series Instal lation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y System Use the contro ls in the System menu, sh own in Figure 4-13, to change the disp lay orientation an d perform othe r, common insta llation tasks. Figure 4-13. Q-750 i System Menu Input Enable: To enable or disable selec tion of a source , choose Inpu t Enable from the Sy[...]

Operation Q-750i Series Installation/Operation Manual 63 PRE L IMINAR Y Figure 4-14. Input Enable Sub-Menu • HDMI 1/HDMI 2: Enables or disa bles the HDMI 1 and HDMI 2 so urces. • RGB: Enables or disables the RGB source. • Comp 1/Comp 2: Enables or disables the Compone nt 1 and Componen t 2 sources. • Vid eo : Enab les or disables the Compo [...]

Operation 64 Q-750i Series Instal lation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y • Bottom Right: This places the PIP source in to a 644x362 designated image area at the bottom rig ht of the scree n-safe area of the DMD. • Picture-By-Picture: This reduces the d esignated image area of the Active source to 921x518 and places it next t o the PIP source, w[...]

Operation Q-750i Series Installation/Operation Manual 65 PRE L IMINAR Y Figure 4-16. PIP Split-Screen Mode Menu Position: Select Menu Position from the Sy stem menu to c hange the OSD m enu position. The default setting is “ “ (top left). Translucent Menu: Select Translucent Menu f rom the System m enu to adjust th e degree of t ranslucence (sh[...]

Operation 66 Q-750i Series Instal lation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Control Select Contro l from the Main Menu to set var ious options rela ted to control of th e projector . HD 1 Key / HD 2 Key / HD 3 Key: These menu item s assign the fun ction of the H D 1, HD 2 and HD 3 buttons on the remote . There are eight sources correspo nding to the e[...]

Operation Q-750i Series Installation/Operation Manual 67 PRE L IMINAR Y Trigger 1: Select Trigger 1 from the Control me nu to specify w hen the Trigge r 1 port outputs 12 volts. Th ere is a three-seco nd delay before acti vation to prevent operation while select ing an aspe ct ratio. • AutoScope causes the port to ou tput 12 volts whenever the th[...]

Operation 68 Q-750i Series Instal lation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Service Access the Service M enu, shown in Figure 4-17, 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 • LED Driver Version • Active/PIP Source • Pix[...]

Operation Q-750i Series Installation/Operation Manual 69 PRE L IMINAR Y Test Patterns: The Q-750i has numerou s internal test patterns th at are useful to technicians for advanced ca libration, meas urement and fault isolat ion purposes. T o access them, select Test Patt erns from the Service menu and set it to On . The available te st patterns ar [...]

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Q-750i Series Installation/Operation Manual 71 PRE L IMINAR Y 5.1 Troubleshooting Tips Table 5-1 provide s some general guidelines for trouble shooting probl ems you may encounter w ith the Q-750 i. If the sugge sted solution s fail to resolv e the problem or if you encounter a n issue not des cribed here, ple ase contact R unco Technic al Support.[...]

Maintenance and Troublesh ooting 72 Q-750i Series Instal lation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y RGB-HD images appear “noisy.” • Tracking and Phase settings need adjustme nt. • Manually adjust Tracking and Phase settings (refer to Fine Sync on page 59). LED is flashing red. • Q- 750i internal temperature is too high (Note). • Power off t[...]

Q-750i Series Installation/Operation Manual 73 PRE L IMINAR Y 6.1 RS-232 Connection and Port Configuration To interface the Q-750i 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 PC using a termina[...]

Serial Communications 74 Q-750i Series Instal lation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Table 6-1 lists t he serial comm and key names and IR co des. Table 6-1. Serial Command Key Names and IR Codes IR Code RS232 Keyname Remote Button Description 0x00 pow.on Turn power on. 0x45 pow.off Turn power off. 0x02 src.video Switch the active source to Video. [...]

Serial Communications Q-750i Series Installation/Operation Manual 75 PRE L IMINAR Y 0x04 color Bring up or cancel color slider. 0x03 tint Bring up or cancel tint slider. 0x5f isf.nigh Changes to ISF Night preset . 0x07 isf.day Changes to ISF Day preset. 0x4b mem.1 Changes to Custom 1 preset. 0x4a mem.2 Changes to Custom 2 (THX) preset. 0x42 asp.16.[...]

Serial Communications 76 Q-750i Series Instal 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 comm[...]

Serial Communications Q-750i Series Installation/Operation Manual 77 PRE L IMINAR Y Input: op sharp.mode = 1 [CR] Response: OP SHARP.MODE = 1 [CR] Input: op sharp.simple = 50 [CR] Response: OP SHARP.SIMPLE = NA [CR] Input: op sharp.simple ? [CR] Response: OP SHARP.SIMPLE = NA [CR] The last three co mmands show w hat happens whe n a control is graye[...]

Serial Communications 78 Q-750i Series Instal lation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y pip.select = ? 0 = Off 1 = HDMI 1 2 = HDMI 2 3 = RGB 4 = Component 1 5 = Component 2 6 = S-Video 7 = Video 8 = SCART resync (exe - cute) color.space = ? 0 = Auto 1 = REC709 2 = REC601 3 = RGB-PC 4 = RGB-Video video.stand = ? 0 = Auto 1 = NTSC 2 = PAL 3 = SECAM gamm[...]

Serial Communications Q-750i Series Installation/Operation Manual 79 PRE L IMINAR Y red.off green.off blue.off = ? + - 0-200 Red/Green/Blue Offset red.gain green.gain blue.gain = ? + - 0-200 Red/Green/Blue Gain vert.pos = ? + - 0-200 horiz.pos = ? + - 0-200 phase = ? + - 0-200 tracking = ? + - 0-200 sync.level = ? + - 0-200 pip.pos = ? 0 = Top left[...]

Serial Communications 80 Q-750i Series Instal lation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 1.key 2.key 3.key = ? 0 = HDMI 1 1 = HDMI 2 2 = RGB 3 = YPrPb 1 4 = YPrPb 2 5 = S-video 6 = Video 7 = SCART HD 1/HD 2/HD 3 key source assignments. trig.1 trig.2 = ? 0 = Lamp 3 = 4:3 4 = AutoScope 5 = RS232 6 = On 7 = Off model.name ? <string> ser.number ? <[...]

Serial Communications Q-750i Series Installation/Operation Manual 81 PRE L IMINAR Y blue.only = 0 = Off 1 = On pattern = 0 = White 1 = Black 2 = Red 3 = Green 4 = Blue 5 = Cyan 6 = Magenta 7 = Yellow 8 = ANSI Checker - board 9 = Horizontal Gray Ramp 10 = Focus Grid 11 = Off language = ? 0 = English 1 = French 2 = German 3 = Italian 4 = Spanish 5 = [...]

Serial Communications 82 Q-750i Series Instal lation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y white.red.gain white.green.gain white.blue.gain = ? + - 0-200 PCE “ White Balance” settings. hue.correct = ? 0 = Off 1 = On Runco Smart Color (RSC) status ? 0 = Standby 1 = Powering Up 2 = Displaying 3 = Cooling Down 4 = Error errcode ? Refer to RS-232 Error Co[...]

Serial Communications Q-750i Series Installation/Operation Manual 83 PRE L IMINAR Y RS-232 Error Codes If an errcode ? command returns one of the following values, you have encountered a likely system error requiring the attention of a qualified service techni cian. Try resetting the projector by powerin g it off, allowing it to cool and po wering [...]

Serial Communications 84 Q-750i Series Instal lation/Operation Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Notes:[...]

Q-750i Series Installation/Operation Manual 85 PRE L IMINAR Y 7.1 Q-750i Specifications Table 7-1 lists the Q- 750i specifications. 7. Specifications Table 7-1. Q-750i Specifications Projector Type: Digital Light Processing™ (DLP™),Single-Chip, 1 6:9 SuperOnyx™ DM D™ with Infini Light TM Illumination Illumination: RGB InfiniLight TM LEDs fo[...]

Specifications 86 Q-750i Series Instal lation/Operation Manual P RELI M INARY Brightness and Contrast: Cinema Standards Measurement System (CSMS) Specifications - Brightness: 29 foot-Lamberts (fL) - Contrast Ratio: 330:1 These measurements are taken from the projector in a controlled, home theater environment. Al l measurements are made to ANSI/NAP[...]

Specifications Q-750i Series Installation/Operation Manual 87 PRE L IMINAR Y 7.2 Overall Dimensions – Q-750i Figure 7-1 sho ws the Q-750 i dimensions (all d imensions are in millimet ers and [inche s]). Figure 7-1. Overall Dimensions – Q-750i[...]

Specifications 88 Q-750i Series Instal lation/Operation Manual P RELI M INARY 7.3 Overall Dimensions – Q-750i/CineWide with AutoScope Figure 7-2 shows th e Q-750i/CineWide with AutoScope dimensio ns (all dimensions a re in millimeters and [inches]). Figure 7-2. Overall Dimensions – Q-750i/CineWide w ith AutoScop e[...]

Specifications Q-750i Series Installation/Operation Manual 89 PRE L IMINAR Y 7.4 Supported Timings Table 7-2 lists the signal types su pported by each i nput on the Q-750 i. Table 7-2. Supported Signal Timings by Input Format Resolution Refresh Rate (Hz) Horizontal Frequency (kHz) Pixel Frequency (MHz) Supported? ( √ = Yes, – = No) RGB Componen[...]

Specifications 90 Q-750i Series Instal 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 3.5 80 – – – √ NTSC 4.43 – 59.94/60.00 15.734/15.750 4.4 30 – – – √ PAL-B/G – [...]

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