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- Page 1 ’ WNER PERATING ANUAL DTV-873 DTV Capable CRT Projector with Built-in Scaler...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Remote Control Description...2-2 CONNECTIONS ...3-1 Power (mains) cord connection ...3-1 Switching on/off...3-1 Signal input connection to the projector ...3-1 Connecting a Composite Video Source...3-2 Connecting an S-Video source to Port 2 ...3-3 Connecting an RGB Analog source with composite sync ...3-4 Connecting an RGB Analog source with Tri-level sync...3-4... -
Page 4: Table Of Contents
Overview flowchart ‘Service’ mode ...7-1 Projector Set-up ...7-2 Identification ...7-2 Total Run Time ...7-3 Change Password...7-3 Change Language...7-3 Change Projector Address ...7-4 Change Baudrate ...7-4 Power up mode ...7-5 Memory Management ...7-5 Copy a block ...7-6 Deletion of blocks...7-6 Deleting block by block ...7-6 Deletion of all blocks ...7-6... - Page 5 Hardware Configuration ...APP-1 How to format the control data ...APP-1 Sending a RECORD (single instruction)...APP-2 Example string to send to the projector with address 3 to turn it on/off ...APP-3 COMMAND CODE LIST...APP-3 APPENDIX 2 (EYE-Q™ Autoconvergence) ...APX-1 Overview ...APX-1 THE QUICK GUIDE to using the EYE-Q™...
- Page 6 TABLE OF CONTENTS Error Messages...APX-13 No Pattern Error...APX-14 Status Reporting Forced Break ...APX-14 EYE-Q™ DIAGNOSTICS...APX-15...
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Page 7: Safety Instructions
OWNER’S RECORD The part number and serial number are located at the back side of the projector. Record these numbers in the spaces provided below. Refer to them whenever you call upon your RUNCO dealer regarding this product. SER. NUMBER:... -
Page 8: On Installation
If the product exhibits a distinct change in performance, indicating a need for service. Replacement parts - When replacement parts are required, be sure the service technician has used original RUNCO replacement parts or autho- rized replacement parts which have the same characteristics as the LINE = BLACK RUNCO original part. -
Page 9: Location And Function Of Controls
RS232 OUT COMM PORT RS 232 Input Port Connection between the projector and an IBM PC (or compatible) or MAC (RS422) for remote computer control and data communi- cation. Also used with automation devices, such as Phast, AMX, Creston, etc. - Page 10 (between 0 and 9). Press the address key, followed by press- ing one digit button between 0 and 9. When addressed to O , the remote will talk to any projector, regardless of its address. STBY : Stand by button: - To initiate remote power up operation - To stop projection without main power off.
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Page 11: Connections
Plug the female power connector into the male connector on the front of the projector. Power Check The power voltage is determined by the sticker on the front of the projector. Warning! Verify the power voltage corresponds to that of the wall outlet. -
Page 12: Connecting A Composite Video Source
Connections RS232 IN RS232 OUT COMM PORT Location Projector input Comp. Video S - Video RGBS or RGsB RGB3S or RG3sB (R - Y) Y (B - Y)3S or (R - Y)Ys(B - Y) (R - Y) Y (B - Y)3S or... - Page 13 Connecting an S-Video or Video source to the S-Video input RS232 IN RS232 OUT COMM PORT Separate Y-luma/C-Chroma signals for higher quality playback of Super VHS signals. Input selection a. with the RCU: Select “S-Video” in the source selection menu. b.
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Page 14: Connecting An Rgb Analog Source With Tri-Level Sync
RS232 IN RGB analog input terminals with composite or separate sync, or with sync on green. The projector detects automatically where the sync sig- nal is located. Always use an interface when a computer and local monitor have to be connected to the projector. -
Page 15: Connecting A Component Source
RS232 IN RS232 OUT (R-Y)Y(B-Y) analog input terminals with sync input or with sync on the luminance (Y) input. The projector detects automatically where the sync signal is located. (R-Y)Y(B-Y)S or (R-Y)Ys(B-Y) input selection a. With the RCU: Select “Component” in the Source Selec- tion Menu b. -
Page 16: Connecting A Computer, E.g. Ibm Pc (Or Compatible), Apple Macintosh To The Rs232 Input Of The Projector
-Press ADJUST key, the General access menu is displayed on the screen. -Use the control disk to highlight 6. -Press ENTER to select the highlighted source. Connecting a computer, e.g. IBM PC (or compatible), Apple Macintosh to the RS232 input of the projector. RS232 IN RS232 OUT COMM PORT The projector has a RS232 port that allows it to communicate with a computer. -
Page 17: Controlling
-computer, e.g. IBM PC (or compatible), Apple MAC, etc. for addresses between 0 and 255. Note : A projector will respond to a RCU set to an address of ‘0’ regard- less of what address is set in the projector itself. Address “0” is therefore a universal address. -
Page 18: Input Selection
Warning input not available When a valid source number is selected, the projector will display this source or it will wait on the selected source number until the source becomes available. A message ‘source not available’ will be displayed for a short time. -
Page 19: Picture Controls
Controlling Analog Picture Controls The analog picture controls can be adjusted with the RCU. The control keys are located on the lower right side of the key panel of the RCU and indicated with the name of the control and an icon. When an analog picture control is pressed, a text box with bar scale and the function name of the control, e.g. -
Page 20: Start Up Of The Adjustment Mode
Push the control disc up or down to select the analog control to be adjusted and press the ENTER key to confirm. When the analog control is adjusted the projector returns automatically to the General access menu. When you want to return to the Adjustment mode, press EXIT, otherwise select quit ADJUST and press ENTER to return to opera- tional mode. - Page 21 While selecting such an item, the projector asks you to enter your password. (Password protection is only available when the password DIP switch on the controller module is in the ON position. Contact a RUNCO authorized technician when no password is requested during the adjustment procedure and password protection is desired.)
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Page 22: Random Access Adjustment Mode
Starting up the random access adjustment mode. Push the control disc up or down to highlight “RANDOM ACCESS” and the press ENTER. Some items in the Random access mode are password protected (when the password function is enabled). Enter your password to continue. All other password protected items are now also available if you stay in the adjust- ment mode. -
Page 23: Selecting Setup Pattern
Random Access Adjustment Mode Selecting Setup Pattern If an external source is connected to the projector, this menu will be displayed. Push the con- trol disc up or down to highlight the desired setup pattern and then press ENTER. Genlocked pattern : internally generated cross hatch pattern, locked on the external source. -
Page 24: Random Access Adjustment Mode Selection Menu
Color Balance The Color Balance function is used to select or adjust the color temperature of white used by the projector. The Color Balance can be adjusted in two different ways: - fixed color balance. You have the choice between 3200k (reddish), 5400 K, 6500 K (white), or 9300 K (bluish). -
Page 25: Peaking
Random Access Adjustment Mode Peaking Peaking improves the contours in a projected image. Highlight PEAKING by push- ing the control disc up or down and press ENTER to toggle the peaking between OFF and ON. During the creation of new settings for a RGB source the peaking is switched to OFF. -
Page 26: Geometry Adjustments
Geometry Adjustments The geometry adjustments have to be done only on the green image. These adjustments are automatically implemented for the other color images : Left-right (EW) and Top-Bottom Cor- rections, Blanking, Horizontal Amplitude, Vertical Amplitude, Vertical Linearity and Horizon- tal Phase. -
Page 27: Raster Shift Adjustment
Press EXIT to return to the Geometry menu. Note : Horizontal and Vertical shifts for Red and Blue should end up with a setting close to 50%. If these settings are significantly greater or lesser than 50%, contact a RUNCO authorized service technician. GEOMETRY... -
Page 28: Left-Right (Eat-West) Adjustments
Left-Right (east-west) Adjustments Left-right and center adjustments affect only the vertical lines of the projected image. To start up the left-right and center adjustments, follow the next procedure : Push the control disc up or down to highlight LEFT-RIGHT (E/W) on the geometry menu and then press ENTER. -
Page 29: Top-Bottom (North-South) Adjustments
Random Access Adjustment Mode Top-Bottom (north-south) Adjustments Top-Bottom and center adjustments affect only the horizontal lines of the projected image. To start up the Top-Bottom and center corrections, follow the next procedure : Push the control disc up or down to highlight TOP-BOTTOM (N/S) on the geometry menu and then press ENTER. -
Page 30: Size Adjustment
Size Adjustment Push the control disc up or down to highlight SIZE on the Geometry menu and then press ENTER. ENTER will select size adjustment. EXIT returns to random access adjustment mode menu. ADJUST returns to operational mode. Adjust the horizontal size by pushing the control disc to the right or to the left until the exact image width is obtained. -
Page 31: Blanking Adjustments
Random Access Adjustment Mode Blanking Adjustments Blanking adjustments affect only the edges of the projected image and are used to frame the projected image on to the screen and to hide or black out unwanted information (or noise). A 0% on the bar scale indi- cates no blanking. -
Page 32: Convergence Adjustment
Convergence Adjustment Convergence adjustments affect both the horizontal and vertical lines of the setup pattern. These adjustments are performed on the red image while superimposed on the green image and then on the blue image while superimposed on the green image. - Page 33 Random Access Adjustment Mode Vertical corners Highlight ‘Vertical corners’ and press ENTER to start the adjustment. To make a coarse adjustment of the red or blue horizontal lines in zone 10, 14, 18 and 22 simultaneously. Hint: - Adjust until the red or the blue horizontal lines are on the green lines or as close as possible to the green lines.
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Page 34: Service Mode
COMMON SETTINGS 12C DIAGNOSTICS Select with <EXIT> to return. IDENTIFICATION TOTAL RUN TIME CHANGE PASSWORD CHANGE LANGUAGE CHANGE PROJECTOR ADDRESS CHANGE BAUDRATE POWER UP MODE COPY A BLOCK DELETE A BLOCK DELETE ALL BLOCKS ALLSETTINGS MIDPOS R & B CONVERGENCE... -
Page 35: Identification
- Baud rate PC : transfer speed for communication with an IBM PC (or com- patible) or MAC. The baud rate of the projector must be the same as the baud rate of the connected computer. When there is a difference, contact a qualified service technician to make the appropriate changes. - Page 36 Total Run Time Highlight ‘Total Run Time’ with the control disc and press ENTER to dis- play the amount of time the projector has played since its first start up at the factory. ENTER gives the selected item. EXIT returns to Service mode menu.
- Page 37 ‘stand-by mode’. Operating mode : the projector start up and displays image. Stand-by mode : the projector start up in stand-by and waits until the stand-by but- ton or a digit key is pressed. To change the Power up mode, select Power Up mode by pushing the control disc up or down and press ENTER to toggle between ‘Operating’...
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Page 38: Memory Management
If you are certain you wish to copy the contents of the selected block into the active block, press ENTER. EXIT cancels the copy procedure and returns without copying the block. SERVICE MODE PROJECTOR SET-UP MEMORY MANAGEMENT COMMON SETTINGS 12C DIAGNOSTICS... -
Page 39: Deletion Of Blocks
Service Mode Deletion of blocks This item is password protected. The delete function is used to clear all data (settings) from an adjustment block. A delete can be given : - block by block - for all blocks. Deleting block by block The ‘delete a block’... -
Page 40: All Settings To Midposition
Memory management menu instead of ‘All settings to midposition’ when this latter is pressed. An undo is possible as long as the projector is playing on the same source (= same adjustment block) even when some adjustments as geometry or convergence are already readjusted. -
Page 41: Undo R & B Convergence Mid
Memory management menu instead of ‘R & B conver- gence mid’ when this latter is pressed. An undo is possible as long as the projector is playing on the same source (= same adjustment block) even when some adjustments are already readjusted. When undo is pressed all settings are reset to the previous settings. -
Page 42: G2 Adjustment
ENTER selects the G2 adjustment. EXIT returns to the Common settings menu. ADJUST returns to the Operational mode. ‘G2 adjustment should be performed by RUNCO personnel, or RUNCO authorized dealers’. If you are qualified, press ENTER to continue. If not qualified, press EXIT to return to the Common settings menu. -
Page 43: Projector Warm-Up
The ON/OFF option can be toggled with the ENTER key. When in the ON position (and the CRT run in cycle is OFF), the projector can start up with a warm up period of 20 minutes. During the start up a warm up menu will be displayed. -
Page 44: I2C Diagnostics
The I2C address, IC number and module name will be given in I2C diagnostic menu. When no errors are detected, the following message will appear on the screen : “No errors on i2c-bus detected”. SERVICE MODE PROJECTOR SET-UP MEMORY MANAGEMENT COMMON SETTINGS 12C DIAGNOSTICS 12C DIAGNOSTICS Select with then <ENTER>... -
Page 45: Messages, Warnings, And Failures
‘operational mode’ + all warnings and failures will not be displayed. Indication of the projector address when activating the ‘ADDRESS’ button on the RCU PROJECTOR with a pencil or other small ADDRESS: object. - Page 46 Communication error between FAILURE EYE-Q and the projector. Call a EYE-Q commu- qualified service technician. nication error Message during the start up of the EYE-Q is ready to accept commands. WAIT starting EYE-Q Message when one of the fans are not working anymore. Pro- FAN FAILED jector switches to stand-by.
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Page 47: Specifications
Aspect Ratios: Anamorphc, Widescreen, 4:3 Bandwidth: 75 MHz Cabinet Dimensions: Width: 22 in./558.80 mm Depth: 29 in./736.60 mm Height: 12 in./304.80 mm Weight: 96 lbs./43.55 kg Color Balance: 3200K, 5400K, 6500K, 9300K, Custom Configurations: Front or rear, floor or ceiling mount Contrast Ratios: 100:1 Convergence:... -
Page 48: Hardware Configuration
RS 232 Control By far, the most accurate way to control or integrate the DTV-873 into a home theater system is by RS 232 control. In this section, you will find hardware configuration and how to format the control data, command strings and examples. -
Page 49: Sending A Record (Single Instruction)
Normally set the offset to 0. ADRe - (1-255) Number corresponding to projector’s unique address (see dip switch setting). If you are unsure of your projector’s address, set this to 0. It will talk to your projector regardless of its address. CMDe - (1-255) The command to be sent to the projector (see list of commands). -
Page 50: Example String To Send To The Projector With Address 3 To Turn It On/Off
APPENDIX 1 Example string to send to the projector with address 3 to turn it on/off In decimal values Always 2 Wake up projo You choose offset. This is added to the rest of the bytes so that none of them equal 2 which would make the projector think its being told to wake up again. - Page 51 The $ sign indicates a hex value and may not be required by your automation system. Remember that each command requires 9 bytes be sent to the projector. For example, to send a power on command from a Phast Landmark Control system, enter the following string pre-...
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Page 52: Overview
Select AUTO-CONVERGENCE then ALIGN on current source from the EYE-Q If all five steps were completed successfully, the projector will have already begun to converge red and blue automatical- ly at this time. Please read further for detailed instructions of each adjustment. -
Page 53: Easy-To-Use, High Precision Automatic Convergence System
APPENDIX 2 Easy-to-use, high precision automatic convergence system. Various options on the menu offer you the solution for your own individual needs: Align: convergence starts for the current image situation Align from mid-position: convergence starts from mid-position. Touch-up: convergence starts when the source switches or after a user-defined time: alignment of static convergence is almost invisible for the audience. -
Page 54: On-Screen Operating Instructions
<ADJUST> button on the RCU (Remote Control Unit) or the local keypad of the projector to enter the ‘Adjustment mode’ (please refer to the projector Owner’s Manual). The EYE-Q... -
Page 55: Eye-Qsetup
Press the <ENTER> button to set the correct projector configuration. Setting the Configuration When using a rear screen projector, this option must be set to rear. Follow the steps described below to set the right configu- ration: Highlight FRONT (or REAR) by pushing the of the control disc. -
Page 56: Focusing The Camera Lens
FOCUSING THE CAMERA LENS The lens of the camera must be focused properly on the pro- jection screen. Follow the steps described below: In the EYE-Q SETUP menu, highlight FOCUS THE LENS by pushing the up or down keys of the control disc. -
Page 57: Centering The Camera
Appendix 2 CENTERING THE CAMERA The camera must be centered in middle of the projection screen. Follow the steps described below: Highlight CENTER CAMERA by pushing the up or down keys of the control disc. Press the <ENTER> button to start up the process. Note: It is critical that the green raster of the presently select- ed source is centered on the CRT faceplate. -
Page 58: Set Touch-Up Options
After finishing the vertical centering, press the <ENTER> button to return to the EYE-Q™ menu. When installed in a retro projector, the centering procedure is not necessary and not possible as the camera mounting is fixed. SET TOUCH-UP OPTIONS For convergence purpose, the screen is divided into 25 areas. -
Page 59: Touch-Up On Timer
Reference Source. This process is ONLY DONE ONCE since the Reference will be stored in non-volatile memory. If however, the projector is moved from its position, then the Learn Reference procedure must be repeated. After learning a Reference do not touch the camera (for focusing and centering). -
Page 60: Learning A Reference
Pushing the up or down keys of the control disc changes the position of the vertical green lines simultaneously; they are being shifted symmetrically inward and outward with respect to the scan of the projector. Use left or right keys of the control disc to change the phase of the Reference Source. -
Page 61: Touch Up And Autoconvergence
In this way, the screen size is set correctly to ensure the suc- cessful convergence. NOTE: For blanking adjustments, please refer to the Projector Setup Manual. To enter the AUTOCONVERGENCE menu: Highlight AUTOCONVERGENCE by pushing up or down keys of the control disc;... -
Page 62: Touch-Up
Press the <ENTER> button to start up the static conver- gence. If the process is successfully completed, the projector will return to image display of the current source. ALIGN ON CURRENT SOURCE When ALIGN is selected, the automatic convergence on the current memory bank will be carried out automatically, start- ing from the existing settings. -
Page 63: On All Sources
Touch-up Align Align from mid-position The difference is that the convergences will be carried out on all sources of the projector, i.e. all available memory banks of the projector. The total number of sources is displayed between the brackets. TOUCH-UP ON ALL SOURCES When TOUCH-UP below ON ALL SOURCES by pushing up or down keys of the control disc;... -
Page 64: Align From Midposition On All Sources
The process of the above-mentioned automatic convergence can be interrupted at any moment by pressing the <EXIT> button. After the <EXIT> button is pressed, the projector will leave the automatic convergence process and a message will be displayed informing of the action: Status: Forced<EXIT>... -
Page 65: No Pattern Error
25 areas. If the projector does not succeed in finding the pattern, it will try two time. If the two attempts fail, the projector will quit the process and display the Error menu. -
Page 66: Eye-Qdiagnostics
Appendix 2 EYE-Q DIAGNOSTICS This option allows a check-up of the EYE-Q NOTE: Most errors that occur during the LEARN REFER- ENCE procedure or the beginning of the AUTOCONVER- GENCE procedure are caused by one of the following: Lens cap not removed Lens focus not performed properly Camera focus not performed properly Ambient light is too high... - Page 67 Press the <EXIT> button to return to the EYE-Q EYE-Q Interferance Test Generic Test Sync Test Ram Test Ready and Config Test When a “FAILED” message appears on the screen please contact RUNCO INTERNATIONAL. APX-16 Appendix 2 DIAGNOSTICS...
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