Runco VX-2i manual

O WNER ’ S O PERATING M ANUAL VX-2i Digital Light Processing Projector[...]

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Runco VX-2i Owner’s Operating Manual iii TWO YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY For Projectors, Video Processors and Controllers Congratulation s on your purchase of a Runc o video product and welcome to the Run co family! We believe Runco produ ces “The World’s Fine st Home Thea ter Products .” With prope r installation, setu p and care, yo u should en[...]

iv Runco VX-2i Owner’s Operating Manual This warranty begins on the effective da te of delivery to the end use r. For your convenience, k eep the origin al bill of sale a s evidence of th e purchas e date. Please fill out and mail your warranty registration card. It is im perative that Runco knows how to reach you promptly if we should discover a[...]

Runco VX-2i Owner’s Operating Manual v To locate th e name and address of th e nearest Runc o Authorized Se rvice Center, o r for additiona l information ab out this Limited Warran ty, please call or w rite: RUNCO INTERNA TIONAL, INC. Attn: Customer Service Dep artment 2900 Faber St reet Union City , CA 94587 Ph: (510) 324-7777 Fax: (510) 324-930[...]

vi Runco VX-2i Owner’s Operating Manual Thank you for your purcha se of this quality Ru nco video projecto r! It has been designed to prov ide you with the quality of vide o that is exp ected in a home theat er. For the best perfo rmance, plea se read th is manual ca refully as it is you r guide th rough the menus and operat ion. This equipment h[...]

Runco VX-2i Owner’s Operating Manual vii 1 Table of Contents TWO YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY ................ ................ ................ ............. ................ .... iii Safety Preca utions .............. ............. ................ ............. ................ ............. ................ .... vi 1. Introduction ............... ..[...]

Table of Contents viii Runco VX-2i Owner’s Operating Manual Connections t o the VX-2i .. ................ ............. ................ ............. ................ ............. ... 20 Connector Pane l Access ............ ............. ................ ............. ................ ............. ... 20 Connecting th e VX-2i to Sou rce Compon[...]

Runco VX-2i Owner’s Operating Manual ix 1 List of Figures 2-1. VX-2i Front/ Bottom/Side View ................ ................ ................. ............ ................. ........ 5 2-2. VX-2i Rear Panel .............. ................ ............. ................ ................ ............. ................ .. 6 2-3. VX-2i Remote Contr[...]

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Runco VX-2i Owner’s Operating Manual 1 1.1 About This Manual This Owner’s M anual describe s how to install, set up and ope rate the Runc o VX-2i DLP Projector. Thr oughout this manu al, the Runco VX-2i DL P Projector is refe rred to simply as the “VX-2i.” Target Audience Runco has pr epared this man ual to help home theate r installers and[...]

Introduc tion 2 Runco VX-2i Owner’s Operating Manual Graphic Convention s: These symb ols appear in n umerous plac es throughout the manual, to emp hasize points th at you must k eep in mind to avoid problem s with your equipment o r injury: 1.2 Using This Manual Use the following ta ble to locate the spec if ic information you ne ed in this manu[...]

Introd uction Runco VX-2i Owner’s Operating Manual 3 1.3 Description, Features and Benefits Runco steps into th e future once ag ain with th e Video Xtreme™ VX -2i Digital Light Processing (DLP™) Pr ojector, one of the first DLP pr ojectors to offer a 16:9 nativ e resolution, 3-ch ip system for h ome theater . The VX-2i optical light engi ne [...]

Introduc tion 4 Runco VX-2i Owner’s Operating Manual Parts List Your VX-2i is shippe d with the f ollowing items. If any items are missin g or damaged , please contact y our Runco de aler or Runco C ustomer Service at (800) 23-RUNCO . • VX-2i DLP Projector • Remote Control Unit and tw o (2), AAA-size batteries • AC Power Cord • (1) Warran[...]

Runco VX-2i Owner’s Operating Manual 5 2.1 VX-2i at a Glance Figure 2-1 sh ows the key VX-2i compo nents. Figure 2-1. VX-2i Front/Bottom/Side View 1. INT AKE VENT 2. LENS 3. RUNCO LOGO The logo can be rotated to match the projector orientation: invert ed (ceiling-mounted) or upright. To rotate the logo, grip it at the sides, pull it away from the[...]

Controls and Functions 6 Runco VX-2i Owner’s Operating Manual 2.2 VX-2i Rear Panel Figure 2-2 sho ws the VX-2i rear panel. Figure 2-2 . VX-2i R ear Panel 1. DVI 1 / DVI 2 (Digital) Two, HDCP-co mpliant digital vide o inputs for c onnecting a DVD player o r HD tuner with a DVI or HDMI output. 2. COMPONENT VIDEO (R CA connectors) Standard Defini ti[...]

Controls and Functi ons Runco VX-2i Owner’s Operating Manual 7 5. 12-VOL T (800 mA) TRIGGER OU TPUTS Connection fo r up to thre e (3), 12-volt t rigger-contro lled devices. T hese can be retractable screens, screen masks or the Runco CineWi de with AutoScope system. 6. S-VIDEO 1 / S-VIDEO 2 Two, standard S-Video inputs for connecting a DVD play e[...]

Controls and Functions 8 Runco VX-2i Owner’s Operating Manual 17. POWER BUTTON Press once to tu rn on the VX-2i. Press it again to put it into Stan dby mode. For a discrete on o r off comm and, you can use the dir ect access bu ttons on the remote control. 18. POWER INPUT (100 to 240 V AC) Connect the VX-2i to powe r here. 19. MAIN POWER SWITCH D[...]

Controls and Functi ons Runco VX-2i Owner’s Operating Manual 9 1. ON / OFF Press to turn t he projector o n or off. 2. IR OUTPUT INDICA TOR Lights when a button is pre ssed to indic ate that an IR signal is bein g transmitt ed. 3. ENTER Press to select a highligh ted menu item or confirm a chan ged setting. 4. Cursor Keys ( , , , ) Use these butt[...]

Controls and Functions 10 Runco VX-2i Owner’s Operating Manual 9. Aspect Ratio Selection Button s Use the red but tons to select an aspect ra tio directly or t o enter num eric characters, as follows: ANA (Anamorphic) (3) For 16:9 DVDs. 4X3 (Standar d 4:3) (6) The input sign al is scaled to fit 4:3 displa y mode in the center of t he screen. LETB[...]

Runco VX-2i Owner’s Operating Manual 11 3.1 Remote Control To install batteries in th e remote cont rol, press up on the battery cove r retainer clip an d lift off the cover. Install the two AAA batteries with the correct po larity and then replace the cover. Notes on Batteries • Make sure tha t the battery pol arities ar e correct when install[...]

Installation 12 Runco VX-2i Owner’s Operating Manual 3.2 Quick Setup Table 3-1 gives a qui ck overview of the VX -2i installation process. The section s following this one prov ide deta iled instr uctions . Installation sh ould be perfor med by a qualified custom video installation specialist. Table 3-1. Installation Overview Step Procedure For D[...]

Installation Runco VX-2i Owner’s Operating Manual 13 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 temp orarily or p ermanently, you should t ake the following into account to ensure your p rojector per forms optimally. Installati on Type [...]

Installation 14 Runco VX-2i Owner’s Operating Manual Screen Type and Size Front Screen Installations: In front screen installation s the projecto r and audi ence are positioned i n front of the scr een, which ca n be flat or cur ved; see Fi gure 3-1 . Flat screens ar e recommende d with this proj ector. They off er a gain of abo ut 1 with a viewi[...]

Installation Runco VX-2i Owner’s Operating Manual 15 Screen Size: Choose a screen size that is appropriate f or your len s and applicatio n. The size of the roo m and viewin g distance ar e the defining factors; a ru le of thumb is that the primary viewin g distance be 1.5 times the screen width. To fill a screen with an image, the aspect ratio o[...]

Installation 16 Runco VX-2i Owner’s Operating Manual Table 3-3 lists th e available lens options for t he VX-2i and their a ssociated thro w ratios. Table 3-3. VX-2i Lens Options Lens Option (Note 2) Throw Ratio (Throw Dist. ÷ Screen Width) Throw Distance Range (in inches, with 100-inch Wide Screen) Minimum Maximum Proteus A 0.64 (Fixed) For rea[...]

Installation Runco VX-2i Owner’s Operating Manual 17 Vertical and Horizontal Position Proper placement of the projector relative to the screen will yield a rectang ular, perfectly-centered image that completely fills the screen. Ideally, the proj ector should be positioned p erpendicular t o the screen and in such a way that the lens cente r and [...]

Installation 18 Runco VX-2i Owner’s Operating Manual Figure 3-4. Vertical Lens Shift Figure 3-5. Horizontal Lens Shift Base plate to lens center = approx. 5-6" (depending on the amount of lens shift) 50% Height Lens Shift (0.5 x H) 100% Height Lens Shift (1.0 x H) 150% Height Lens Shift (1.5 x H) Screen Center 0% Note: This is a general exam[...]

Installation Runco VX-2i Owner’s Operating Manual 19 Adjusting the Projection Angle If the screen is significantly higher or lower tha n the projector , you can also tilt the projector at a slight angle. In a ceiling installation, you do this by adjusting the ceiling mount. If you do this, you may need to shift the im age using the on-scre en dis[...]

Installation 20 Runco VX-2i Owner’s Operating Manual 3.4 Connections to the VX-2i Proceed as follow s to connect the VX-2i to you r video sources, external controller (s) -- if present -- and AC power. When connec ting your equipm ent: • Turn off all equip ment before m aking any con nections. • Use the corr ect signal cable s for each sour c[...]

Installation Runco VX-2i Owner’s Operating Manual 21 Digital (DTV) RGB Connections: See Figure 3-8. Figure 3-8. Digital (DTV) RGB Connections DVI 1 DVI 1 HD1 HD2 Y G G Y H V INPUTS HV HD1 HD2 INPUTS R Pr Pr R B Pb Pb B DVI 2 DVI 2 COMPONENT VIDEO Pb Pr Y COMPONENT VIDEO Y Pr Pb VIDEO VIDEO S-VIDEO 2 S-VIDEO 2 S-VIDEO 1 S-VIDEO 1 RS-232 CONTROL RS[...]

Installation 22 Runco VX-2i Owner’s Operating Manual Analog (Computer) RGB Connec tions: See Figure 3- 9. Figure 3-9. Analog RGB Connection s DVI 1 DVI 1 HD1 HD2 Y G G Y H V INPUTS HV HD1 HD2 INPUTS R Pr Pr R B Pb Pb B DVI 2 DVI 2 COMPONENT VIDEO Pb Pr Y COMPONENT VIDEO Y Pr Pb VIDEO VIDEO S-VIDEO 2 S-VIDEO 2 S-VIDEO 1 S-VIDEO 1 RS-232 CONTROL RS[...]

Installation Runco VX-2i Owner’s Operating Manual 23 Composite/ S-Video/Com ponent Vi deo Connection s: See Figure 3-10. Figure 3-10. Composite, S-Video and Compon ent Video Connections DVI 1 DVI 1 HD1 HD2 Y G G Y H V INPUTS HV HD1 HD2 INPUTS R Pr Pr R B Pb Pb B DVI 2 DVI 2 COMPONENT VIDEO Pb Pr Y COMPONENT VIDEO Y Pr Pb VIDEO VIDEO S-VIDEO 2 S-V[...]

Installation 24 Runco VX-2i Owner’s Operating Manual RS-232 Controller Connection Use a standard, 9 -pin RS-232 cable t o connect a PC or h ome theater co ntrol/auto mation system (if present) to the RS-232 CONTROL port on the VX-2i; see Figure 3 -11 . For more information about using this c onnection, refer to S erial Communications on page 41 .[...]

Runco VX-2i Owner’s Operating Manual 25 4.1 Turning on the Power 1. Turn o n the main po wer switch on the proje ctor. 2. Press the ON button on the remote control -- or the POWER button on the VX -2i rear panel -- to tur n on the pr ojector. The vacuum fluore scent display o n the VX-2i rear panel briefly displays “Starting Display.” 3. When[...]

Operation 26 Runco VX-2i Owner’s Operating Manual 4.3 Lens Adjustments To access the mot orized lens cont rols, select Displa y Device from the Serv ice Menu, then select Lens fro m the Display Device menu . The Lens m enu gives yo u a great de al of control over the picture size , position and fo cus: Focus To focus the p rojected imag e, use th[...]

Operation Runco VX-2i Owner’s Operating Manual 27 Figure 4-1. VX-2i OSD Menu Structure Calibration ISF Night - Display Color Gain Offset Gamma Lamp Power Color Temp ISF Night - Input Image Brightness Contrast Color Tint Sharpness ISF Night - Input Color Gain Offset Chroma Delay Phase ISF Day - Display Color Gain Offset Gamma Lamp Power Color Temp[...]

Operation 28 Runco VX-2i Owner’s Operating Manual Main Menu The Main Menu is the starting point for accessing all project or functions. (The Calibratio n and Service men us are hidden and not ac cessible until you e nter a passcode.) Input Source From the Main Menu, select Inp ut Source to choose a video signal source. The active sou rce is indi [...]

Operation Runco VX-2i Owner’s Operating Manual 29 Table 4-1. Aspect Ratio Settings Aspect Ratio Remote Control Key Description Anamorphic ANA The im age is compresse d vertically, but anamorphic software will appear properly proportioned. This is best suited for use with 16:9 DVDs and HDTV programming. Standard 4:3 4X3 The input signal is sc aled[...]

Operation 30 Runco VX-2i Owner’s Operating Manual Picture Use the controls in the Pictu re Menu to calibrate your VX-2i for optimum picture qu ality. The VX-2i has been de signed to incorpor ate setup and c alibration standa rds established by the Imagin g Science Foun dation (ISF). The ISF h as developed carefully crafted , industry-rec ognized [...]

Operation Runco VX-2i Owner’s Operating Manual 31 PLUGE patterns va ry but ge nerally consist of some combin ation of black, white and gr ay areas against a blac k background . The example ab ove includes two ver tical bars and four shaded boxes. Select Brightne ss from the Pictur e menu and press ENTER . Adjust the brightness so that: • The da[...]

Operation 32 Runco VX-2i Owner’s Operating Manual Color Saturation: On your externa l test patter n source, select a color ba r pattern like th e one shown in Figure 4-4 . Figure 4-4. Typical Colo r Bar Patter n for Adjus ting Color Satur ation and Tint Select Color and pres s ENTER . While looking at the color bar pattern thr ough a blue filter,[...]

Operation Runco VX-2i Owner’s Operating Manual 33 Sharpness: “Sh arpness” is th e amount of high-frequency detail in the im age. To adjust sharpness, select Sharpness from the Picture men u and press ENTER . On your ext ernal test pattern source, select a pattern like the one show n in Figure 4-5 . Adjust as nee ded, looking for white edges a[...]

Operation 34 Runco VX-2i Owner’s Operating Manual Overscan: Image Overscan pushes the out side edge of the active pic ture area of the video signal ou t beyond the ed ge of the display area. Some television progr ams are produced ba sed on the assumption that older television sets may not display the oute r edges of t he broadcas t picture a rea.[...]

Operation Runco VX-2i Owner’s Operating Manual 35 ISF Night - Display Co lor: Use the Display C olor settings to c hange the char acteristics of the outpu t signal. The se settings are global (indepe ndent of any particular inpu t). •G a i n : Use the Ga in controls t o correct colo r imbalances in the bright ar eas of the image. A go od way to[...]

Operation 36 Runco VX-2i Owner’s Operating Manual ISF Day - Display Co lor: Refer to ISF Night - Display Color . ISF Day - Input Image: Refer to ISF Night - Input Image . ISF Day - Input Color: Refer to ISF Night - Input Color . Output S hift: The co ntrols in the O utput Shift men u are similar to those in th e Input Position menu, except t hat [...]

Operation Runco VX-2i Owner’s Operating Manual 37 Remote Control: The Remote Control menu sh ows you the p rimary and second ary infrared (IR) codes to which th e VX-2i will respond. By default, both are set to 17. You can change these codes if either: • Another device in the thea ter (a DVD player , for example) is responding to commands from [...]

Operation 38 Runco VX-2i Owner’s Operating Manual HD Format: If for some reason t he VX-2i does not proper ly detect the in coming signal format (color s pace) on the HD1 o r HD2 inputs, spe cify it here (RGB o r YUV). Otherwise, leave it set to Auto . Triggers: Select Triggers from the Service menu to con figure the 12-volt trigger ou tputs. You[...]

Runco VX-2i Owner’s Operating Manual 39 5.1 Lamp Replacement The lamp should be replac ed when it reaches the e nd of its life (t ypically 2000 h ours), or sooner if a no ticeable degr adation in b rightness occ urs. Contact your Runco d ealer to obtain a repl acement lamp. 1. Turn off the proj ector and unp lug the power c ord. Allow the proj ec[...]

Maintenance and Troublesh ooting 40 Runco VX-2i Owner’s Operating Manual Colors in the image are swapped; for example, reds appear blue or vice versa. • The Red/Pr, Green/Y or Blue/Pb outputs from the source are connected to the wrong inputs on the VX-2i. • Ensure that the source outputs are connected to the correct VX-2i input. The projector[...]

Runco VX-2i Owner’s Operating Manual 41 6.1 RS-232 Connection and Port Configuration To interface the VX-2i with a home theater auto mation/control system or a PC running terminal emulation software, connect it to your control system or PC as shown in Figure 3-11 . Configure the RS-23 2 controlle r or PC serial p ort as follows: n o parity , 8 da[...]

Serial Communications 42 Runco VX-2i Owner’s Operating Manual DVI1 NA YES Selects the DVI 1 input DVI2 NA YES Selects the DVI 2 input OUT169 NA YES Sets the output screen t o 1.78:1 (16:9) OUT235 NA YES Sets the output screen t o 2.35:1 ANAMORPHIC NA YES Selects the Anamorphic aspect ratio STANDARD NA YES Selects the Standard (4:3) aspect ratio L[...]

Serial Communications Runco VX-2i Owner’s Operating Manual 43 NIGHT NA YES Loads “ISF Night” image pre set DAY NA YES Loads “ISF Day” image preset CUSTOM1 NA YES Loads “Custom 1” image preset CUSTOM2 NA YES Loads “Custom 2” image preset TRIGGER 1/3 YES Assigns trigger to cu rre ntly-selected aspect ratio BKGND -100/100 YES Sets th[...]

Serial Communications 44 Runco VX-2i Owner’s Operating Manual SHARPNESS? NA NA Returns sharpne ss setting value BKGND? NA NA Returns background setting value INRES? NA NA Returns input resolu tion ASPECTOUT? NA NA Returns output screen size HWVER? NA NA Returns hardware version number Table 6-1. Serial Commands (continued) Command Paramet er (min[...]

Runco VX-2i Owner’s Operating Manual 45 7.1 VX-2i Specifications Table 7-1 lists the VX -2i specifications. 7. Specifications Table 7-1. VX-2i Specifications Projector Type: Digital Light Processing (DLP), 3-chip, 16:9 DMD Native Resolution: 1280 x 720 (16:9) Aspect Ratios: 4:3, Letterbox, 16:9 Anamorph ic, VirtualWide, Cinema, VirtualWide 2.35 V[...]

Specifications 46 Runco VX-2i Owner’s Operating Manual Brightness and Contrast: Cinema Stan dards Measurement System (CSMS) Specifications - Brightness: 52.1 foot-Lamberts (fL) - Contrast Ratio: 217:1 These measurements are taken from the projector in a controlled, home theater environment. Al l measurements are made to ANSI/NAPM IT7.228-1997 spe[...]

Specifications Runco VX-2i Owner’s Operating Manual 47 Limited Warranty: Projector: Two (2) years parts and la bor from the date of delivery to the end user. Lamp: 1000 hours or six (6) mo nths, whichever comes first. Specifications are subject to change without notice. Table 7-1. VX-2i Specifications (continued)[...]

Specifications 48 Runco VX-2i Owner’s Operating Manual 7.2 VX-2i Dimensions Figure 7-1 shows the VX-2i dimensio ns. Figure 7-1. VX-2i Dimensions 0 8.389 15.857 21.190 .500 25.737 .134 1.500 1.330 .750 9.245 1.500 12.123 R 10.680 0 1.620 23.990 all dimensions are in inches 14.671 9.934 0 1.685 19.505 1.305 4.335 Ø 1.140[...]

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