Runco SP-42DHD manual

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    O WNER ’ S O PERATING M ANUAL SP-42DHD SP-50DHD SP-60DHD Flat Panel Plasma Display Monitor with and Digital High Definition TM Controller with Vivix II TM Technology TM[...]

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    PlasmaWall SP Series 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 hould enjoy[...]

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    iv PlasmaWal l SP Series Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y MOREOVER, DAMAGE RESULTING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECT LY FROM IMPROPER INSTALLATION OR SETUP IS SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDED FROM COVERAGE UNDER THIS LIMITE D WARRANTY. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT INSTALLATION AND SETUP WORK BE PERFORMED ONLY BY AN AUTHOR IZED RUNCO DEALER TO PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS UNDER[...]

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    PlasmaWall SP Series 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: (510) 324[...]

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    vi Plasm aWall SP Series 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 and kee[...]

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    PlasmaWall SP Series Owner’s Operating Manual vii 1 Table of Content s PRE L IMINAR Y THREE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY ............... ................ ................ ................ .............. iii S afety Precauti on s .............. ............. ................ ............. ................ ............. ............. ....... vi 1. Introdu[...]

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    Table of Contents viii PlasmaWall SP Series Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Connecting So urce Compone nts to the DHD C ontroller .................... ................ ... 25 RS-232 Controller Con nection . ................ ............. ................ ................ ............. ... 29 Connecting 1 2-Volt Trigger Outp uts to Externa[...]

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    PlasmaWall SP Series Owner’s Operating Manual ix 1 Li s t of Figure s PRE L IMINAR Y 2-1. PlasmaWall Front-Pa nel Controls and Ind icators..... ................. ............ ................. ........ 5 2-2. PlasmaWall Mo del SP-42DHD Rear Pane l ........... ................ ................ ............. ............ 6 2-3. PlasmaWall Mo del SP[...]

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    List of Figures x PlasmaWall SP Series Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Note s :[...]

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    PlasmaWall SP Series 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 Monito r and DH D Controller (Model SP- 42DHD, SP-50DHD or SP-60DHD). Throughout th is manual, the Runco PlasmaWall Fla t-Panel Plasma Display Mon[...]

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    Introduc tion 2 PlasmaWall SP Series Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y G raphic Convention s : These symbols appear in numerous p laces throug hout 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 informati[...]

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    Introd uction PlasmaWall SP Series Owner’s Operating Manual 3 PRE L IMINAR Y 1.3 Description, Features and Benefits The PlasmaWall SP Series flat -panel plasma m onitor brings outs tanding pictu re quality to its size catego ry with true, hig h-definition native r esolution of up to 1365 x 768 (1024 x 768 on the Model SP-42DHD) for no-comp romise[...]

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    Introduc tion 4 PlasmaWall SP Series 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 Power Co[...]

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    PlasmaWall SP Series Owner’s Operating Manual 5 PRE L IMINAR Y 2.1 PlasmaWall at a Glance Controls and Indicators Figure 2-1 sho ws the PlasmaWall fron t-panel contro ls and indicators. Figure 2-1. Pla s maWall Front-Panel Control s and Indicator s 1. DI S PLA Y S TA N D Optional accessor y for tabletop installations. 2. REMOTE CONTROL S EN S OR [...]

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    Controls and Functions 6 PlasmaWall SP Series Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Connectors Figure 2-2 and Figure 2-3 show t he rear-pan el connect or and powe r switch lo cations on the SP-42DHD and SP-5 0DHD respectively . Figure 2-2. Pla s maWall Model S P-42DHD Rear Panel ➤ COMBINA TION IN OUT RS-232C AUDIO AUDIO INPUT1 AUDIO OUTPUT IN[...]

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    Controls and Functi ons PlasmaWall SP Series Owner’s Operating Manual 7 PRE L IMINAR Y Figure 2-3. Pla s maWall Model S P-50DHD Rear Panel COMBINATION IN OUT R S -232C AUDIO AUDIO INPUT1 AUDIO OUTPUT INPUT2 ANALOG RGB OUT (D- S ub) ANALOG RGB IN (D- S ub) INPUT1 DIGITAL RGB (DVI-D) INPUT2 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 11 12[...]

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    Controls and Functions 8 PlasmaWall SP Series Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Figure 2-4. Pla s maWall Model S P-60DHD R ear Panel COMBINATION IN OUT R S -232C AUDIO AUDIO INPUT1 AUDIO OUTPUT INPUT2 ANALOG RGB OUT (D- S ub) ANALOG RGB IN (D- S ub) INPUT1 DIGITAL RGB (DVI-D) INPUT2 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 12 11[...]

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    Controls and Functi ons PlasmaWall SP Series Owner’s Operating Manual 9 PRE L IMINAR Y 1. COMBINA TION IN/OUT Not used. 2. R S -232C (9-pin, male D- S ub) Connect the RS-232 OUT por t on the DHD Co ntroller to this input. 3. AUDIO (OUTPUT) (3.5-mm s tereo mini jack) Not used with this model. 4. AUDIO (INPUT 1) (3.5-mm s tereo mini jack) Not used [...]

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    Controls and Functions 10 PlasmaWall SP Series Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 2.2 DHD Controller Front Panel Figure 2-5 shows the controls and ind icato rs on the DHD Controller front panel; the paragraph s that follow descr ibe them. Figure 2-5. DHD Controller Fro nt Panel 1. RUNCO ICON Lights red to indicate that the DHD Cont roller is[...]

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    Controls and Functi ons PlasmaWall SP Series Owner’s Operating Manual 11 PRE L IMINAR Y 5. UP BUTTON Use to direct-select aspect ratios or move the menu cursor u p in the OSD. Whe n no menu is prese nt on-scre en, the UP button togg les through a spect ratios in the following order: Anamorphic - Standar d (4:3) - Letterb ox - VirtualWide - Cinema[...]

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    Controls and Functions 12 PlasmaWall SP Series Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 2.3 DHD Controller Rear Panel Figure 2-6 show s the rear connec tor panel on the DHD Con troller. Figure 2-6. DHD Controller Rear Panel Outputs 1. ANALO G OUTPUT S (R G BHV) Connect thes e to the ANALO G R G B IN inp ut of the PlasmaWall, us ing a 5 x BNC-to-VG[...]

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    Controls and Functi ons PlasmaWall SP Series Owner’s Operating Manual 13 PRE L IMINAR Y 6. COMPO S ITE 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 Supe[...]

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    Controls and Functions 14 PlasmaWall SP Series Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 2.4 DHD Controller Remote Control Figure 2-7 sho ws the DHD Co ntroller re mote contro l, and the pa ragraphs th at follow describe its fun ctionality. Figure 2-7. 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 PlasmaWall SP Series Owner’s Operating Manual 15 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 highlighte d menu item or conf irm a changed sett ing. 4. Cur s or K[...]

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    Controls and Functions 16 PlasmaWall SP Series Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 9. A s pect Ratio S election B utton 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 ( S tandar d 4:3) (6) [...]

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    PlasmaWall SP Series Owner’s Operating Manual 17 PRE L IMINAR Y 3.1 Remote Control To install batteries in the remote co ntrol: 1. Press down the t ab on the cover and pull the cove r in the direct ion of the arrow. 2. Insert the in cluded batte ries. Ensure that the polaritie s correctly match the and markings in side the ba ttery compartm ent. [...]

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    Installation 18 PlasmaWall SP Series 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 rom the fluorescen t lamp. • Make sure th at there is nothing obstr uc[...]

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    Installation PlasmaWall SP Series Owner’s Operating Manual 19 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 ins tructions . Installation shou ld be performed by a quali fied custom video installation specialist. Table 3-1. In s tallatio[...]

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    Installation 20 PlasmaWall SP Series Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 3.3 Installation Considerations Proper installation of your PlasmaWall will ensure the highest possi bl e picture quality. Whether you a re installing the PlasmaWall temporarily or pe rmanently, you should take the following into account to ensure tha t it performs optim[...]

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    Installation PlasmaWall SP Series Owner’s Operating Manual 21 PRE L IMINAR Y • As it lies flat with the scree n 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 In gene[...]

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    Installation 22 PlasmaWall SP Series Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Other Considerations Other consid erations and ti ps that can help impr ove your installation, a void 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 ng ven[...]

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    Installation PlasmaWall SP Series Owner’s Operating Manual 23 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 equipment be fore[...]

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    Installation 24 PlasmaWall SP Series Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Digital Video Connection: The PlasmaWall has a DVI input, labeled DI G IT A L R G B . Connect the D VI output from the DHD Controller to this input, usin g a standard DVI cable. R G BHV Connection: Co nnect the RGBHV outp ut from the DHD Controll er to the ANALO G R G B [...]

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    Installation PlasmaWall SP Series Owner’s Operating Manual 25 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 Connection s : See Figure 3-5. Figure 3-5. DVI S ource Connection s Use the DVI inp uts whenever po ssible. Th[...]

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    Installation 26 PlasmaWall SP Series Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Digital (DTV) R G B Connection s : See Fig ure 3-6. Figure 3-6. Digital (DTV) R G B Connection s 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-V ideo 2 S-Video 1 12 3 TRIGGERS DTV or Progressive Component (YPbPr) Source Red[...]

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    Installation PlasmaWall SP Series Owner’s Operating Manual 27 PRE L IMINAR Y Analog (Computer) R G B Connec tion s : See Figure 3-7. Figure 3-7. Analog R G B Connec tion s 1. Refer to Computer/Video Signal Compatibility on p age 64 for a list of comp uter signals c ompatible with the PlasmaWall. Use with signals othe r than those listed may ca us[...]

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    Installation 28 PlasmaWall SP Series Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Compo s ite/ S -Video/Component Video Co nnection s : See Figure 3-8. Figure 3-8. Compo s ite, S -Video an d Component Video Connection s 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 Pla[...]

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    Installation PlasmaWall SP Series Owner’s Operating Manual 29 PRE L IMINAR Y RS-232 Controller Connection Use a standard , 9-pin RS-232 ca ble to connect a PC or home theate r control/aut omation 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 fer to S[...]

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    Installation 30 PlasmaWall SP Series Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Cable Manageme nt To minimize cable clutter, you can use t he cable ties p rovided with th e PlasmaWall 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 righ t or [...]

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    PlasmaWall SP Series Owner’s Operating Manual 31 PRE L IMINAR Y 4.1 Turning on the Power 1. Turn on your source co mponents. 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 connect the DHD Controller to a nearby AC outlet. 4. Set the[...]

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    Operation 32 PlasmaWall SP Series Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 4.2 Selecting the Input Source By default, th e PlasmaWall is configur ed to display the signal received on its RGBHV ( ANALO G R G B IN ) input. To use the DVI-D ( DI G IT AL R G B ) input instead: 1. Press MENU and ent er the Service M enu passcod e. 2. Select S ervice fr[...]

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    Operation PlasmaWall SP Series Owner’s Operating Manual 33 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 the SP-42DHD is 10 24 x 768; the native resolution of the SP-5 0DHD and SP-60DHD is 13 65 x 768. Other horizontal or ver [...]

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    Operation 34 PlasmaWall SP Series 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 to hig[...]

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    Operation PlasmaWall SP Series Owner’s Operating Manual 35 PRE L IMINAR Y Figure 4-1. DHD Co ntroller O S D Menu S tructure for Pla s maWall S ervice 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 Source[...]

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    Operation 36 PlasmaWall SP Series 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 source. The [...]

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    Operation PlasmaWall SP Series Owner’s Operating Manual 37 PRE L IMINAR Y Table 4-1. A s pect Ratio S etting s A s pect Ratio Remote Control Key De s cription 16:9 (Anamorphic) ANA Select 1 6:9 (Anamorphic ) to view 16:9 DVDs and HDTV programs in their native aspect ratio. 4:3 images are stretched hori - zontally to fit a 16:9 screen. Standard 4:[...]

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    Operation 38 PlasmaWall SP Series Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Picture Use the contro ls in the Picture Menu to calibrat e your PlasmaWall for optimum pictur e quality. The PlasmaWall has be en designed to in corporate setup and calibration st andards established b y the Imaging Science Foundat ion (ISF). The ISF has developed carefull[...]

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    Operation PlasmaWall SP Series Owner’s Operating Manual 39 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 Pictur e menu and press ENTER . Adjust the bright[...]

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    Operation 40 PlasmaWall SP Series Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Color S aturation: On your e xternal test p attern source , select a colo r bar patter n like the one shown in Figure 4-4 . Figure 4-4. Typical Color Bar Pattern for Adju s ting Color S aturation and Tint Select Color and pres s ENTER . While looking at the color bar patter[...]

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    Operation PlasmaWall SP Series Owner’s Operating Manual 41 PRE L IMINAR Y S harpne ss : “Sharpness” is the a mount of hig h-frequency de tail in the ima ge. 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 de[...]

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    Operation 42 PlasmaWall SP Series Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Over s can: Image Oversc an pushes the outside edge of the acti ve picture ar ea of the video signal ou t beyond the ed ge of the display area. Some television progr ams are produced based on the assumption that older television sets may not display the oute r edges of t he[...]

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    Operation PlasmaWall SP Series Owner’s Operating Manual 43 PRE L IMINAR Y Calibration Use the Calibrat ion menu to p erform advanced picture qua lity adjustments. Thi s menu s hould be u s ed by I S F-certified technician s only . To recall the ISF N ight or ISF Da y settings, select “ISF Night” or “ISF D ay” from the ISF Presets menu ( s[...]

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    Operation 44 PlasmaWall SP Series Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y •N o i s e Filter: To apply noise filtering to the input signal, sel ect 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 amount o[...]

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    Operation PlasmaWall SP Series Owner’s Operating Manual 45 PRE L IMINAR Y Input Name s : You can give each DHD Cont roller input a descriptive nam e. For exam ple, 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 ent SD in[...]

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    Operation 46 PlasmaWall SP Series 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 RGBS (comp[...]

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    Operation PlasmaWall SP Series Owner’s Operating Manual 47 PRE L IMINAR Y Mi s cellaneou s : Select Miscellaneou s from the Service menu to set the following optio ns: • Languag e: Select La nguage from the Miscella neous menu an d press the u p- or down-arrows to select the OSD language . (Currently, only English is supp orted.) • Menu Mode:[...]

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    Operation 48 PlasmaWall SP Series Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Note s :[...]

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    PlasmaWall SP Series Owner’s Operating Manual 49 PRE L IMINAR Y 5.1 Cleaning Regular cleaning will extend the life and performan ce of the Plasm aWall. Before c leaning, be sure to u nplug the p ower cord from the po wer outlet. Cleaning the Display Panel Body and Rem ote Control Do not under any circumsta nces use solven ts such as b enzene or t[...]

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    Maintenance and Troublesho oting 50 PlasmaWall SP Series Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 5.2 Troubleshooting Tips Table 5-1 provide s some general guidelines for tr oubleshooting proble ms you may encounter w ith the Plasma Wall. If the sugge sted solutions fa il to resolve t he problem or if you encounter an issue not d escribed here , p[...]

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    Maintenance and Troubleshooting PlasmaWall SP Series Owner’s Operating Manual 51 PRE L IMINAR Y Image appears “washed out” and/or dark areas appear too bright. • Brightness is set too high. • Lower the brightness setting. Colors in the image are swapped; for example, reds appear blue or vice versa. •T h e R e d / P r , G r e e n / Y o r[...]

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    Maintenance and Troublesho oting 52 PlasmaWall SP Series Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Note s :[...]

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    PlasmaWall SP Series Owner’s Operating Manual 53 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 system or PC[...]

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    Serial Communications 54 PlasmaWall SP Series Owner’s Operating Manual P RELI M INARY Table 6-1 lists the RS-232 comm and set. The “Par ameter (min /max)” column shows the valid parameter ranges, or “NA” for comman ds that take no paramet ers. When you enter a valid comma nd, the DHD Controller execute s it and acknowledges it with a plus[...]

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    Serial Communications PlasmaWall SP Series Owner’s Operating Manual 55 PRE L IMINAR Y Picture Adju s t Command s 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 COLOR[...]

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    Serial Communications 56 PlasmaWall SP Series Owner’s Operating Manual P RELI M INARY Input Po s ition Command s 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 Sets[...]

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    Serial Communications PlasmaWall SP Series Owner’s Operating Manual 57 PRE L IMINAR Y Mi s cellaneou s Command s 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 sour[...]

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    Serial Communications 58 PlasmaWall SP Series Owner’s Operating Manual P RELI M INARY The following serial commands a re meant to emul ate buttons on the remote con trol or DHD Con - troller front panel. Each button has its own serial command, so effe ctively it is as if you were using the IR remote only you’ll be doing so via se rial commands.[...]

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    PlasmaWall SP Series Owner’s Operating Manual 59 PRE L IMINAR Y 7.1 PlasmaWall Specifications Table 7-1 lists the Plas maWall specifications. 7. S pecification s Table 7-1. Pla s maWall S pecification s Native Re s olution: Model S P-42DHD: 1024 x 768 Model S P-50DHD: 1365 x 768 Model S P-60DHD: 1365 x 768 S creen S ize (diagonal): Model S P-42DH[...]

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    Specifications 60 PlasmaWall SP Series Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 7.2 DHD Controller Specifications Table 7-2 lists the DHD Controller specifications. Limited Warranty: Three (3) years parts and labor from the date of delivery to the end user (except for plasma glass panel). Plasma Glass Panel: One (1) ye ar parts and labor from the [...]

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    Specifications PlasmaWall SP Series Owner’s Operating Manual 61 PRE L IMINAR Y 7.3 PlasmaWall Dimensions Figure 7-1, Fig ure 7-2 and Figure 7 -3 show the PlasmaWall dim ensions (all dime nsions are in inches). Figure 7-1. Pla s maWall Model S P-42DHD Dimen s ion s (with Optional Table S tand) 25.365 41.478 1.709 6.901 4.556 0 6.771 12.677 18.583 [...]

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    Specifications 62 PlasmaWall SP Series Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Figure 7-2. Pla s maWall Model S P-50DHD Dimen s ion s (with Optional Table S tand) 29.9 1.2 49.1 4.0 47.9 44.0 6.9 4.6 0 9.0 14.9 20.8 29.9 0 14.8 34.3 49.1[...]

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    Specifications PlasmaWall SP Series Owner’s Operating Manual 63 PRE L IMINAR Y Figure 7-3. Pla s maWall Model S P-60DHD Dimen s ion s (with Optional Table S tand) 1.787 35.596 58.653 17.000 34.440 33.835 0 5.950 11.000 12.530 57.593 0 8.429 28.114 0 12.411 46.246 M8 S CREW[...]

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    Specifications 64 PlasmaWall SP Series Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 7.4 Computer/Video Signal Compatibility The PlasmaWall can display video signals from a variety of computer sources via its RGB and DVI inputs. Table 7-3 lists the signal typ es that ar e compatible with the Pla smaWall. Table 7-3. Computer/Video S ignal Compatibility [...]

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    Specifications PlasmaWall SP Series Owner’s Operating Manual 65 PRE L IMINAR Y 1280x768 56.0 45.1 √ √ 60.0 47.8 √ √ 70.0 56.1 √ √ 1280x800 60.0 49.7 √ √ CVT 1280x854 60.0 53.1 √ √ PC 1280x960 60.0 60.0 √ √ 85.0 85.9 √ √ 1280x1024 60.0 64.0 √ √ Workstation (SGI) 60.0 64.6 √ √ Workstation (EWS4800) 71.2 75.1 √ [...]

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    Specifications 66 PlasmaWall SP Series Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Note s :[...]

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    PlasmaWall Service Remote Control PlasmaWall SP Series Own er’s Operating Manual A-1 PRE L IMINAR Y A.1 Overview The PlasmaWall system incl ud es two remote control units : the standard DHD remote control (see Figure 2-7 ) and the Service Remo te Control, sho wn in Figure A-1 an d described in the paragr aphs that follow. Figure A-1. Pla s maWall[...]

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    PlasmaWall Service Remote Control A-2 PlasmaWall SP Series Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 1. A S PECT RA TIO Press this button re peatedly to select a display aspect ratio (this may be necessary with certain com puter resolution s). 2. Input S election Button s : R G B-HD Selects INPUT 1 (ANALOG RGB IN) on the PlasmaWall. DVI-D Selects I[...]

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    PlasmaWall Service Remote Control PlasmaWall SP Series Own er’s Operating Manual A-3 PRE L IMINAR Y A.2 Service/Setup Menu For the vast ma jority of installation s, the DHD Contr oller remote co ntrol gives you all the control you need over display quality setti ngs. However, th ere are two settings inte rnal to the PlasmaWall that can improve th[...]

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    PlasmaWall Service Remote Control A-4 PlasmaWall SP Series Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y MPEG Filter Use the MPEG Filte r to reduce or elim inate so-called “mos quito noise” in MPEG-co mpressed video sig nals (digital br oadc asts or DVDs). Set it to LOW, MIDDLE or HIGH, as neede d to minimiz e distortion ar ound the ed ges of movin[...]

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