Runco PL-43DHD manual

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    O WNER ’ S O PERATING M ANUAL PL-43DHD PL-50DHD Flat Panel Plasma Display Monitor with and Digital High Definition TM Controller with Vivix II TM Technology Software Version 2.00 TM[...]

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    Runco PL-43DHD and PL-50DH D Owner’s Operating Manual iii PRE L IMINAR Y THREE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY For Plasma Displays Congratulation s on your pu rchase of a Ru nco video product and welcome to the Runco fam ily! We believe Ru nco produ ces “The World’s Fine st Home Thea ter Products.” With proper installa tion, setup and care, you s hou[...]

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    iv Runco PL-43DHD and PL-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y CAUTION: THIS LIMITED WARRANTY ONLY COVERS RUNCO PRODUCTS PURCHASED FROM RUNCO AUTHORIZED DEALERS. ALL OTHER PRODUCTS ARE SPECIFICALL Y EXCLUDED FROM COVERAGE UNDER THIS LIMITED WARRANTY. MOREOVER, DAMAGE RESULTIN G DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FROM IMPROPER INSTALLATION OR SETUP IS[...]

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    Runco PL-43DH D and PL-50DHD Owner’ s Operating Manual v PRE L IMINAR Y 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: [...]

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    vi Runco PL-43DHD and PL-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Thank you for your purchase of this quality Runco product! It has been desig ned to provide you with the quality of video that i s expected in a home the ater. This manu al is your guide through the m enus and ope ration. For the best perf ormance, ple ase read it caref ully a[...]

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    Runco PL-43DH D and PL-50DHD Owner’s Operatin g Manual vii 1 Table of Contents PRE L IMINAR Y THREE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY ............... ................ ................ ................ .............. iii Safety Preca utions .................... ............. ................ ............. ................ ............. .............. vi 1. In[...]

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    viii Runco PL-43DHD and PL-50D HD Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Connections t o the PlasmaWall and DHD Controller ................... ................ ................ 21 Connecting th e PlasmaWall to the DHD C ontroller ... ................ ................ ............. 21 Connecting So urce Compone nts to the DHD C ontroller ........[...]

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    Runco PL-43DH D and PL-50DHD Owner’s Operatin g Manual ix 1 List of Figures PRE L IMINAR Y 2-1. PlasmaWall Front-Pa nel Controls and Ind icators..... ................. ............ ................. ........ 5 2-2. PlasmaWall C onnectors ...... ................ ................ ............. ................ ............. ............... 6 2-3. D[...]

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    List of Figures x Run co PL-43DHD and PL-50D HD Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Notes:[...]

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    Runco PL-43DH D and PL-50DHD Owner’ s Operating Manual 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 PlasmaWall Flat-Panel Plasma Display Monitor and DHD Controller (Models PL-43DHD an d PL-50DHD). It descr ibes the feat ures an d functions available with DHD Controller Soft[...]

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    Introduc tion 2 Runco PL- 43DHD and PL-50D HD Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 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 i[...]

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    Introd uction Runco PL-43DH D and PL-50DHD Owner’ s Operating Manual 3 PRE L IMINAR Y 1.3 Description, Features and Benefits The PlasmaWall PL-43DH D and PL-50DHD flat-panel pla sma monitors bring o utstanding picture quality to th eir respecti ve size categories w ith true, high-definition native resolution of 1024 x 768 (PL-43DHD) or 1280 x 768[...]

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    Introduc tion 4 Runco PL- 43DHD and PL-50D HD Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Parts List Your PlasmaWall is shipped with the follow ing items. If any items are m issing or da maged, please contact y our Runco de aler or Runco C ustomer Service a t (800) 23-RUNCO . • PlasmaWall Flat-Panel Plasma Dis play Monitor and DHD Controller • AC[...]

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    Runco PL-43DH D and PL-50DHD Owner’ s Operating Manual 5 PRE L IMINAR Y 2.1 PlasmaWall at a Glance Figure 2-1 shows the locat ions of the PlasmaWall fro nt-panel controls and in dicators. Controls and Indicators Figure 2-1 . PlasmaWall F ront-Panel C ontrols an d Indicator s 1. POWER INDICA TOR - Lights green to indicat e normal operatio n; - Fla[...]

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    Controls and Functions 6 Runco PL- 43DHD and PL-50D HD Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Connectors Figure 2-2 shows the locations of the PlasmaWall connec tors and main p ower switch. Figure 2-2 . PlasmaWall C onnecto rs ➤ L AC IN SPEAKER + - COMBINATION IN OUT RS-232C ANALOG RGB IN D-Sub INPUT1 ANALOG RGB OUT D-Sub DIGITAL RGB DVI-D ? A[...]

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    Controls and Functi ons Runco PL-43DH D and PL-50DHD Owner’ s Operating Manual 7 PRE L IMINAR Y 1. EXTERNAL SPEAKER OUTPUT (RIGHT) Not used. Con nect speaker s to an extern al audio amp lifier/receiver. 2. COMBINA TION IN/OUT Used to control m ultiple Plasm aWall monitors co llectively. Use a 6- pin, mini-DIN cab le (all pins wired st raight-thro[...]

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    Controls and Functions 8 Runco PL- 43DHD and PL-50D HD Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 2.2 DHD Controller Front Panel Figure 2-3 shows the controls and ind icato rs on the DHD Controller front panel; the paragraph s that follow descr ibe them. Figure 2-3. DHD Controller Fro nt Panel 1. RUNCO ICON Lights red to indicate that the DHD Cont r[...]

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    Controls and Functi ons Runco PL-43DH D and PL-50DHD Owner’ s Operating Manual 9 PRE L IMINAR Y 5. UP BUTTON Use to direct-sele ct aspect ratios or move the menu cursor up in the On-Sc reen Display. When n o menus are present on-scree n, the UP button t oggles you thro ugh aspect ratios in the following orde r: Anamorphic - Standar d (4:3) - Lett[...]

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    Controls and Functions 10 Runco PL-43DHD and PL-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 2.3 DHD Controller Rear Panel Figure 2-4 show s the rear conn ector panel on the DHD Controll er. Figure 2-4. DHD Controller Rear Panel Outputs 1. ANALOG OUTPUTS (RGBHV) Connect thes e to the ANALOG RGB IN inp ut of the PlasmaWall, using a 5 x BNC-to-VGA[...]

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    Controls and Functi ons Runco PL-43DHD and P L-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manu al 11 PRE L IMINAR Y 6. COMPOSITE VIDEO INPUT Standard co mposite vid eo input for connecting a VCR, camcord er, laser disc p layer or other com posite video so urce. 7. S-VIDEO 1 / S-VIDEO 2 Two, standard S-Video inputs for connecting a DVD play er, satellite receiver or[...]

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    Controls and Functions 12 Runco PL-43DHD and PL-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 2.4 DHD Controller Remote Control Figure 2-5 sho ws the DHD Co ntroller re mote contro l, and the pa ragraphs th at follow describe its fun ctionality. Figure 2-5. DHD Controller Remote Co ntrol 12 1 2 3 6 8 9 11 10 13 5 7 4[...]

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    Controls and Functi ons Runco PL-43DHD and P L-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manu al 13 PRE L IMINAR Y 1. IR OUTPUT INDICA TOR Lights when a button is pre ssed to indic ate that an IR signal is bein g transmitt ed. 2. ON / OFF Press to turn the Pla smaWall on or off. 3. ENTER Press to select a highlighted menu item or confirm a changed setting. 4. Curs[...]

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    Controls and Functions 14 Runco PL-43DHD and PL-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 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 viewing 16:9 DVDs or HDT V programs in their n ative aspect ra tio. 4X3 (Standar d 4:3) (6)[...]

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    Runco PL-43DHD and P L-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manu al 15 PRE L IMINAR Y 3.1 Remote Control To install batteries in the remote co ntrol: 1. Press down the tab on the cover and pull the cove r in the direction of the arrow. 2. Insert the included batteries. Ensure that the polaritie s correctly match the and markings in side the ba ttery compartm [...]

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    Installation 16 Runco PL-43DHD and PL-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y • Do not drop the remote control or expose it to moisture or hig h temperatu re. • The remote contr ol may malfunctio n under a fluoresc ent lamp. If that occur s, move the plasma display away f r om the fluoresc ent lamp. • Make sure th at there is nothing [...]

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    Installation Runco PL-43DHD and P L-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manu al 17 PRE L IMINAR Y 3.2 Quick Setup Table 3-1 gives a quick ove rview of the PlasmaWa ll installation 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. Insta[...]

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    Installation 18 Runco PL-43DHD and PL-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 3.3 Installation Considerations Proper installation of your PlasmaWall will ensure the highest possi ble picture quality. Whether you a re installing the Plasma Wall temporarily or perman ently, you should take th e following into account to ensure tha t it perfor[...]

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    Installation Runco PL-43DHD and P L-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manu al 19 PRE L IMINAR Y • As it lies flat with the screen face down. Place the pr otective sheet, which was wr apped aro und the plasma monitor when it was packaged, b etween the screen and your work surface to avoid scratching or otherwise damaging the screen su rface. Ambient Light[...]

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    Installation 20 Runco PL-43DHD and PL-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Other Considerations Other consid erations and ti ps that can help improve your installa tion, avoid damage and prolong opera ting life: • Keep the ambi ent temperature constant and be low 35°C (95°F). Keep the display away from heating a nd/or air conditioni [...]

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    Installation Runco PL-43DHD and P L-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manu al 21 PRE L IMINAR Y 3.4 Connections to the PlasmaWall and DHD Controller Proceed as follows to connect the Plasma Wall to the DHD Controlle r, your video source s, external contro ller(s) – if prese nt – and AC p ower. When connect ing your equipm ent: • Turn off all equipmen[...]

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    Installation 22 Runco PL-43DHD and PL-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Digital Video Connection: The PlasmaWall has a DVI input, labeled DIGIT AL RGB . Connect the D VI output from the DHD Controller to this input, usin g a standard DVI cable. RGBHV Connection: Conn ect the RGBHV output from the DHD Con troller to the ANALOG RGB IN i[...]

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    Installation Runco PL-43DHD and P L-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manu al 23 PRE L IMINAR Y Connecting Source Components to the DHD Controller Connect your vid eo sources to t he DHD Controller a s shown and d escribed in th e sections that follow. DVI Connections: See Figure 3- 5. Figure 3-5. DVI Source Connections Use the DVI inp uts whenever po ssib[...]

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    Installation 24 Runco PL-43DHD and PL-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Digital (DTV) RGB Connections: See Figure 3-6. Figure 3-6. Digital (DTV) RGB Connections DVI 1 HD1 HD2 G/Y INPUTS HV R/Pr B/Pb G/Y H V R/Pr B/Pb DVI 2 Component Video Pb Pr Y Video S-Video 2 S-Video 1 12 3 TRIGGERS DTV or Progressive Component (YPbPr) Source Red/P[...]

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    Installation Runco PL-43DHD and P L-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manu al 25 PRE L IMINAR Y Analog (Computer) RGB Connec t ions: See Figure 3-7. Figure 3-7. Analog RGB Connec tions 1. Refer to Computer/Video Signal Compatibi lity on pag e 58 for a list of comp uter signals c ompatible with the PlasmaWall. Use with signals othe r than those listed may c[...]

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    Installation 26 Runco PL-43DHD and PL-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Composite/S-Video/Component Video Connections: See Figure 3-8. Figure 3-8. Composite, S-Video and Comp onent Video Connections DVI 1 HD1 HD2 G/Y INPUTS HV R/Pr B/Pb G/Y H V R/Pr B/Pb DVI 2 Component Video Pb Pr Y Video S-Video 2 S-Video 1 12 3 TRIGGERS DVD Player,[...]

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    Installation Runco PL-43DHD and P L-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manu al 27 PRE L IMINAR Y RS-232 Controller Connection Use a standard , 9-pin RS-232 cable to conn ect a PC or home theater con trol/automation system (if present) to the RS-232 Control port on the DHD Controller; see Figu re 3-9 . For more in formation ab out using this c onnection, re [...]

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    Installation 28 Runco PL-43DHD and PL-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Cable Manageme nt To minimize ca ble clutter, yo u can use the cable ties pro vided with the Pla smaWall to bundle the vide o, control and power ca bles at the bac k of the displa y. Install the cable t ies as shown in Figure 3-11 . Cables can be route d to the ri[...]

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    Runco PL-43DHD and P L-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manu al 29 PRE L IMINAR Y 4.1 Turning on the Power 1. Turn on your source components. 2. Plug the f emale end of the power c ord into the AC rece ptacle on t he rear o f the PlasmaWall. Connect t he other en d to your AC power source . 3. Similarly con nect the DHD Co ntroller to a nearby AC outle t.[...]

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    Operation 30 Runco PL-43DHD and PL-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 4.2 Selecting the Input Source By default, th e PlasmaWall is configured to display the signal received on its RGBHV ( ANALOG RGB IN ) input. To use the DVI-D ( DIG IT AL RGB ) input instead: 1. Press MENU and ent er the Service M enu passcod e. 2. Select Service fro[...]

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    Operation Runco PL-43DHD and P L-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manu al 31 PRE L IMINAR Y 5. Click the Advanced button and click the Monitor tab on the dialog box. Set the vertical frequenc y to 60Hz and click OK . 1. The native resolution of th e PL-43DHD is 1024 x 768; the native resolution of the PL-50 DHD is 1280 x 768. Other horizontal or vertical [...]

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    Operation 32 Runco PL-43DHD and PL-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 4.4 Using the On-Screen Menus Press the MENU button on either the remo te control or the DHD Contr oller front panel to display the Main Menu. To select a menu item, use the UP ( ) and DOWN ( ) buttons on either the remote contro l or the DHD Con troller front pane l[...]

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    Operation Runco PL-43DHD and P L-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manu al 33 PRE L IMINAR Y Figure 4-1. DHD Controller OSD Menu Structu re for PlasmaWall Service Test Vide o Grey Bars 1 Grey Bars 2 Color Bars 1 Color Bars 2 Input Names Rename, Restor e or Save Remote Control Primary Secondar y Analog Out Mode RGB--, RGB++ or RG BS Display Device Input Sou[...]

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    Operation 34 Runco PL-43DHD and PL-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Main Menu The Main Menu is the starting point for accessing all displa y 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 vid eo signal sourc[...]

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    Operation Runco PL-43DHD and P L-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manu al 35 PRE L IMINAR Y Table 4-1. Aspect Ratio Settings Aspect Ratio Remote Control Key Description Anamorphic ANA Select Anamorphic to view 16:9 DVDs and HDTV programs in their nati ve aspect ratio. 4:3 images are stretched horizontally to fi t a 16:9 screen. Standard 4:3 4X3 Standard 4[...]

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    Operation 36 Runco PL-43DHD and PL-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Picture Use the contro ls in the Pictur e Menu to cali brate your Plasma Wall for optimum picture quality. The PlasmaWall has be en designed to incorporat e setup and calibration standard s established b y the Imaging Science Foundat ion (ISF). The ISF has developed [...]

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    Operation Runco PL-43DHD and P L-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manu al 37 PRE L IMINAR Y 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 Picture menu and press ENTER . Adjust th[...]

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    Operation 38 Runco PL-43DHD and PL-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 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 [...]

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    Operation Runco PL-43DHD and P L-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manu al 39 PRE L IMINAR Y 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 n[...]

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    Operation 40 Runco PL-43DHD and PL-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 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[...]

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    Operation Runco PL-43DHD and P L-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manu al 41 PRE L IMINAR Y Calibration Use the Calibrat ion menu to p erform advanced picture qua lity adjustments. This menu should be used by ISF-certified technicians only . To recall the ISF N ight or ISF Da y settings, select “ISF Night” or “ISF D ay” from the ISF Presets menu ([...]

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    Operation 42 Runco PL-43DHD and PL-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y • Noise Filter: To apply noise filtering to the inpu t signal, select Noise Filter from the Input Color men u. The Nois e Filter is u seful for clea ring up noisy im ages from 480 i video sources . Use the left- or r ight-arrow bu ttons to sele ct the desir ed amou[...]

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    Operation Runco PL-43DHD and P L-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manu al 43 PRE L IMINAR Y Input Names: You can give each DH D Controller inp ut a descriptive name. For exa mple, you may want to change the default inpu t name to the type of sou rce componen t connected to it: “VCR,” “DVD,” “Laptop” et cetera. C omposite, S-Video and Compon en[...]

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    Operation 44 Runco PL-43DHD and PL-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Analog Out Mode: Select Analog O ut Mode fro m the Serv ice menu to change t he characteristics of the ana log output signa l from the DHD C ontroller. The choices are RGB-- (separate syn c with negative polarity), RGB++ (separate sync with positive po larity) or RGB[...]

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    Operation Runco PL-43DHD and P L-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manu al 45 PRE L IMINAR Y HD Format: If the characteristic s of the inco ming signal on the HD1 or HD2 inputs are known, select HD Fo rmat from the Servic e menu and set th em as described below. Doing so can reduce the time it take s the DHD Contr oller to switch from HD to 480i sign als o[...]

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    Operation 46 Runco PL-43DHD and PL-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y System Reset: To reset ALL DHD Controller settings (inclu ding image setting s) back to their factory defaul ts, choose System Reset from the Servic e menu. A confirmation messa ge appears, reminding yo u to save your setting s before you per form the reset, so that [...]

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    Runco PL-43DHD and P L-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manu al 47 PRE L IMINAR Y 5.1 Troubleshooting Tips Table 5-1 provide s some general guidelines for trou bleshooting problems you may encounter w ith the PlasmaWall. If you encounter an issue not desc ribed here, p lease contact your Ru nco dealer or Runco Tech nical Support. 5. Maintenance and Troubl[...]

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    Maintenance and Troubleshooting 48 Runco PL-43DHD and PL-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Image is too bright and/or lacks definition in the bright areas of the image. • Contrast is set too high. • Lower the cont rast setting. Image appears “washed out” and/or dark areas appear too bright. • Brightness is set too high. • [...]

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    Runco PL-43DHD and P L-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manu al 49 PRE L IMINAR Y 6.1 RS-232 Connection and Port Configuration To interface the PlasmaWall with a home th eater automation/contr ol system or a PC running te rminal emula tion software, connect it to the RS-2 32 output of the DHD Controller as show n in Figure 3- 3 . Connect your cont rol sys[...]

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    Serial Communications 50 Runco PL-43DHD and PL-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manual P RELI M INARY Input Selection Commands COMPONENT NA YES Selects the Component input COMPOSITE NA YES Selects the Composite video input DVI1 NA YES Selects the DVI 1 input DVI2 NA YES Selects the DVI 2 input HD1 NA YES Selects the RGB HD 1 input HD2 NA YES Selects the R[...]

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    Serial Communications Runco PL-43DHD and P L-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manu al 51 PRE L IMINAR Y Picture Adjust Commands BRIGHTNESS -100/100 YES Sets a value for brightness BRIGHTNESS? NA NA Returns brightness setting value CHROMADELAY -12/12 YES Sets a value for input color chroma delay CHROMADELAY? NA NA Re turns input color chrom a delay setting[...]

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    Serial Communications 52 Runco PL-43DHD and PL-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manual P RELI M INARY Input Position Comm ands IHEIGHT -100/100 YES Sets the value for input height IHEIGHT? NA NA Returns input height value IHPOS -100/100 YES Sets a value for hori zontal input position IHPOS? NA NA Returns input h orizontal position value IVPOS -100/100 YES[...]

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    Serial Communications Runco PL-43DHD and P L-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manu al 53 PRE L IMINAR Y Miscellaneous Commands BKGND -100/100 YES Sets the background color for 4:3 aspect ratio (-100 = black; 100 = white) BKGND? NA NA Returns background setting value DATE? NA NA Returns product manu facture date DISPLAY 1 or 2 YES Sets display device input[...]

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    Serial Communications 54 Runco PL-43DHD and PL-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manual P RELI M INARY Notes:[...]

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    Runco PL-43DHD and P L-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manu al 55 PRE L IMINAR Y 7.1 PlasmaWall Specifications Table 7-1 lists the Plas maWall specifications. 7. Specifications Table 7-1. PlasmaWall Specifications Native Resolution: PL-43DHD: 1024 x 768 PL-50DHD: 1280 x 768 Screen Size (diagonal): PL-43DHD: 43 inches PL-50DHD: 50 inches Active Screen Are[...]

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    Specifications 56 Runco PL-43DHD and PL-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 7.2 DHD Controller Specifications Table 7-2 lists the DHD Controller specifications. Table 7-2. DHD Controller Specifications Aspect Ratios: 4:3, Letterbox, 16:9 Anamorph ic, VirtualWide, Cinema Video Standards: NTSC, PAL Output Resoluti on: 480p, 576p, 720p, 84[...]

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    Specifications Runco PL-43DHD and P L-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manu al 57 PRE L IMINAR Y 7.3 PlasmaWall Dimensions Figure 7-1 and Figure 7 -2 show the PlasmaWall dimensions (all dimensions a re in inch es). Figure 7-1. PlasmaWall M odel PL-43DHD Dimensions 43.657 21.491 38.001 26.738 43.306 0 7.405 13.311 19.217 0.593 26.146 4.675 0 11.825 31.325 [...]

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    Specifications 58 Runco PL-43DHD and PL-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Figure 7-2. PlasmaWa ll Mo del PL-50DHD Dimensions 49.133 30.045 50.229 43.729 24.712 0 1.253 4.093 46.732 48.073 2.080 0 9.156 15.062 20.968 29.515 0 14.801 34.293 .530 1.200 48.603 Front V iew Side View Bottom View Rear View[...]

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    Specifications Runco PL-43DHD and P L-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manu al 59 PRE L IMINAR Y 7.4 Computer/Video Signal Compatibility The PlasmaWall can display video signals from a variety of c omputer sources via its RGB and DVI inputs. Table 7-3 lists th e signal types th at are comp atible with th e PlasmaWall. Table 7-3. Computer/Video Signal Comp[...]

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    Specifications 60 Runco PL-43DHD and PL-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 1152x870 75.1 68 .5 *** *** – Apple Macintosh 21” 1152x900 66.0 61 .8 *** *** – Sun Microsystems LO 76.0 71.7 *** *** – Sun Microsystems HI 1280x960 60.0 60 .0 *** *** √ 1280x1024 60.0 64.0 *** *** √ 75.0 80.0 *** *** – (1600x10 24) 85.0 91.2 *** *[...]

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    PlasmaWall Service Remote Control Runco PL-43DH D and PL-50DHD Owner’ s Operating Manual A-1 A.1 Overview The PlasmaWall system incl ud es two remote control units : the standard DHD remote control (see Figure 2-5 ) and the Service Remo te Control, sho wn in Figure A-1 an d described in the paragr aphs that follow. Figure A-1. PlasmaWall Service [...]

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    PlasmaWall Service Remote Control A-2 Runco PL-43DHD and PL-50D HD Owner’s Operating Manual 1. ASPECT RA TIO Press this button re peatedly to select a display aspect ratio (this may be necessary with certain com puter resolution s). 2. POWER Press to cycle th e monitor between on and standby . 3. PC/HDTV -1 Selects INPUT 1 (ANALOG RGB IN) on the [...]

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    PlasmaWall Service Remote Control Runco PL-43DH D and PL-50DHD Owner’ s Operating Manual A-3 Figure A-2. PlasmaWall Setup Menu Video NR (N oise Reduction) To change the Noise Reduction setting on INPUT 1: 1. Press 1 to switch to PlasmaWall INPUT 1. 2. Press MENU on the PlasmaWall Service R emote Control. 3. Press or to select SETUP. 4. Press to s[...]

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    PlasmaWall Service Remote Control A-4 Runco PL-43DHD and PL-50D HD Owner’s Operating Manual Notes:[...]

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