Sim2 Grand Cinema RTX 55TV manual

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3 Dear Customer , The appliance you have purchased is the per fect combination of a television, and a graphic monitor that can be connected to a digital sour ce, typically a computer . It is designed to give you maximum satisfaction and pr ovides all the functions and adjust- ments necessary to ensure top quality sound and vision in both operating [...]

4 1 PRESENT A T A TION OF THE RTX 55TV 4 2 IMPORT ANT INFORMA TION ON SAFETY 6 Notes on safety 6 Positioning the RTX 55TV 7 Cleaning the television 7 Precautions regarding the remote control 7 Care for the environment 7 3 INST ALLA TION 8 Unpacking and connections 8 Connecting the appliance to the mains power supply 8 Connecting external appliances[...]

5 The Display , of elegant and original design, generates images utilizing the most recent DLP™ chip by T exas Instruments (DMD™ panel with 1280x720 resolution featuring 12° techno - logy), a proprietary sealed dustproof optical engine, a new six segment colour wheel and a Fresnel lens of new conception. All of which adds up to a syst em of fe[...]

6 2 IMPOR T ANT INFORMA TION ON SAFETY NOTES ON SAFETY Read this manual and keep it safe This manual contains important infor mation on how to install and operate the RTX 55TV . Before using the appliance, read the safety notes and the directions, which must be observed conscientiously . Keep this manual safe for future refer ence. E n t r u s t s [...]

7 Never look directly at the projection lamp. When the projection lamp inside the RTX 55TV is alight, it can be seen through the ventilation grilles:never look at this intense light directly as is could damage your eyesight. Make cer tain that children do not look at the lamp when it is alight. Avoid contact with inter nal parts of the appliance. I[...]

8 UNP ACKING AND CONNECTIONS On opening the packaging, these par ts will be found inside (Fig. 1) : Power cables Remote control 1.5V AAA batteries User and installation manual. Display • Display • Remote control; • T wo batteries for the remote contr ol; • Power cable; • Operating and installation manual; • Certificate of warranty (val[...]

9 • do not jerk cables when disconnecting them from any ap- pliance. Audio-video devices (TV receive rs, video recor ders, DVD players, etc.) often have several outputs. T o obtain top perfor mance from your RTX 55TV display , take care over selection of the best output to use. Generally speaking the best signal format for image quality is RGB, f[...]

10 • A V GRAPHIC - RGB socket Allows the INPUT of an S-Video signal, using a cable with a mini-DIN type connector . The external appliance providing the signal (typically a personal computer or video games console) must be able to provide separate H/V or composite H+V syn - chronisat ion signals. The video or graphic signals arriving at this sock[...]

11 HI-FI V I DEO S -V I DEO S UBW OO F E R AU D I O AU D I O AU D I O R L I NP U T/ O U TP U T AV 1 AV 2 A NT E NN A R L R L R L Fig.3[...]

12 4 OPERA TION OF THE APPLIANCE IN TV MODE This chapter describes the operation of the RTX 55TV as a TELEVISION RECEIVER. No reference is made here to the various functions and possi - bilities of the appliance when used as a graphic monitor (see subsequent chapters for this type of information). THE REMOTE CONTROL The remote control uses infra-re[...]

13 B U T T O N TV TXT OSD [ 1 ] Switches the television off, r everting to stand-by . Switches the television on if already in stand-by . [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] [ 9 ] [ 10 ] [ 11 ] [ 12 ] These switch on the projector from stand-by , allowing direct selection of the desired TV channel. Activates the Other Functions menu of the OS[...]

14 BUTT ON TV TXT OSD [ 13 ] [ 14 ] [ 15 ] [ 16 ] [ 17 ] [ 18 ] [ 19 ] [ 21 ] [ 22 ] [ 23 ] Freezes the current frame of the picture. Displays the current time. Displays two Help pages sequential - ly , showing instruction s for use and a description of the main buttons. Enables direct selection of picture format. Displays information relating to t[...]

15 BUTT ON TV TXT OSD [ 24 ] [ 25 ] [ 27 ] [ 28 ] [ 29 ] [ 30 ] [ 31 ] Selects the next page in sequence, in ascending numerical order . Selects the next page in sequence, in ascending numerical order . Selects the next page in sequence, in descending numerical order . Reduces volume. S e l e c t s th e ne xt p r o g r a m m e in se q u e n - c e, [...]

16 FUNCTION BUTTONS ON THE RTX 55TV CABINET The co ntro l pane l (Fig . 6) loc ate d on the upp er part of the cab ine t (top right), allows you to operate all the main functions even without the remote control. The main power switch ([32] Fig. 7) is located at the back of the cabinet, on the left hand side. NOTE: The “ESC” and “AUTO” butto[...]

17 Automatic shut-down The RTX 55TV is equipped with a safety feature ensuring that in the absence of a television broadcast signal (for example late at night when certain channels close down and ʻsnowʼ appears on the screen), the internal circuits will switch automatically to stand-by after about 15 minutes. Switching off completely T o switch o[...]

18 USING THE REMOTE CONTROL T O NA VIGA TE THE OSD CABINET CONTROLS Note: Y ou can exit the On Screen Display at any time, from within any menu, and return to the normal TV picture simply by pressing the TV button [ 21 ] on the remote control. OK TV Audio Others T uning Video Used to access the required menu Selects a menu option (up/down) a. Acces[...]

19 PROCEDURE FOR MAKING ADJUSTMENTS AND ACTIV A TING OPTIONS Access a menu by pressing one of the coloured buttons (Audio, Video, T uning, Others) There are three basic steps used when navigating OSD menus: access the menu select an item activate an option or make an adjustment Brightness Source A V1 (SC1) Advanced adj. Store OK-> Lock code *** [...]

20 SELECTING THE AUDIO-VIDEO SOURCE Having connected any external appliances to the RTX 55TV by plugging in the relative cables, the socket to which each one is connected must be selected via the OSD before the corre - sponding audio/visual signal can be r eproduced. This is done internally of a menu activated by pressing the A V button [10], dedic[...]

21 The automatic procedur e is recommended, especially when installing the appliance, to ensure quick and easy tuning of all the channels available in your area. T uning and storing channels automatically This procedur e uses an Automatic T uning System (A TS) to log all of the receivable channels associated with broadcasters in your area, and stor[...]

22 If the quality of reception is poor , tr y varying the reception frequency slightly , as follows: 8) Scroll through the menu to “Fi ne T une”, which is in the Installation sub-menu, then move the slider one way or the other until the picture and sound ar e free of interference. 9) If the channel you are tuning broadcasts in two languages (in[...]

23 • “DELETE” (in yellow) This function can be used to remove an unwanted channel from the table: in reality , the channel is simply moved to the last programme number (99).T o delete a channel, proceed internally of the Overview menu as follows: 1) Scroll through the list of programmes and select the one you want to delete. 2) Press the yell[...]

24 SOUND ADJUSTMENTS Adjusting the volume T o adjust the overall audio volume, use the left/right arrow but - tons [23 or 24]: the caption “V olume” appears on the screen together with a slider control. Using the remote control, the audio volume can be lower ed with the left arr ow [24] or raised with the right arrow [23]. The same adjustment c[...]

25 The other two options available in this sub-menu are “HI-FI” and “HI-FI fixed”. • “ HI-FI ” : this preset can be selected when you want to use the Cinch Audio outputs on the back of the cabinet to connect to an external amplification system. When selec - ting this output, the speakers of the cabinet will switched automatically to[...]

26 IMPORT ANT : Before adjusting these items as described below , go to “Pre - set” and select one of the three options “V oice”, “Music” and “Concert”. Any adjustmen ts made to other items at this point will affect only the option selected. It is advisable to repeat these settings for each of the available options (“V oice”, ?[...]

27 the United States) a slider contr ol bar appears that will act exclusively on the colours (without affecting brightness or contrast), to give a precise dominating hue to the overall picture: the picture can be tinted pr edominantly green, red, etc.. - ADV ANCED ADJ. : these can be used to make more specific adjustments to the picture. Aspect Ra[...]

28 Cinema mode : selecting AUTO, the deinterlacer deter - mi ne s a ut om at ic al ly whe th er or n ot the vid eo si gn al com es fr om a m ov ie film (p ro ce ss ed on T el ec in e e qu ip me nt usi ng 3: 2 or 2:2 pu ll do wn ) an d ap pl ie s a de in te rl ac in g al go ri th m op ti mi se d fo r thi s ty pe of si gn al . If on the oth er han d[...]

29 - Selecting sub-pages : Vi deote xt topics are often displa yed on sets of page s re ferr ed to as ‘sub-pages’, which will be displayed automatically by the RTX 55TV in sequence. In these cases a page indicator appears on the screen, for example 6/18, which tells you that the page currently displayed is sub-page 6 in a total of 18 sub-pages.[...]

30 The operation of the RTX 55TV as a graphic monitor is piloted by signals received from the DB15 socket (A V Graphic unit) or 32 KHz signals (RGB + Sync or YCbCr ) received from the socket ports of the A V DVD unit. Once the RTX 55TV has been connected to external applian- ces (e.g. computer , video games console etc.), by plugging the relative c[...]

31 BUTTON GRAPHIC MONITOR [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] After quitting Graphic Monitor mode, switches the television of f, reverting to stand-by . A ct iv a te s t he P ic t u r e, I m ag e a nd S et up m en u s w i t h s u cc e s si v e t o u ch e s . If there is no menu active, lowers the audio volume. With a menu active, decrea[...]

32 (Example of settings made with the Image menu) The Image menu contains the following options: - “ASPECT operates in the same way as described for the video menu. - “C OL OR TEM PE RA T URE CA LI B.” op era te s in the sa me way as described for the video menu. - “GAMMA CORRECTION” operates in the same way as described for the video men[...]

33 dure. If the automatic procedure fails to correct the problem, the frequency and phase values can be adjusted manually , operating from a distance close enough to see the effect of the adjustments on the screen as they are made. - “ M A G N I F I CATI O N ” : s e e V ID E O M E NU F U N CT I O N S , “Advanced Settings” section, item “Z[...]

34 6 APPENDIX OSD SUMMAR Y T ABLE - T elevision mode Button [6]: Audio Mono Stereo S ou n d Exit Contrast Main Set. Others [6] a) On Off Off Wide SRS WOW V oi c e Concert Music Hi-Fi Hi-Fi fixed V olume Balance. Center Off Sound Sound E ffect Mono Wide Loudness Off Advanced Adj. Selection HI-FI Advanced Adj. a.1) a.2) a.1) a) T ru Bass 3D Sound Foc[...]

35 OSD SUMMAR Y T ABLE - Graphic Monitor mode N o rm al A n am or ph i c L e tt er bo x P a no ra mi c P i xe l to P i x el U s er 1 U s er 2 M e di um H i gh L o w U s er Picture Brightness 100 Contrast 100 Color 100 Sharpness 10 Sharpness Mode Video Graphics Image Aspect > Color T emperature Calibration Medium Gamma Correction Film Position &g[...]

36 Button [3]:OTHER FUNCTIONS (OTHERS) Ave. Setting Source TV (RF) A V -2 output A V -3 (CVBS) Lock Off Sleep T imer 15 O th e r s [3] On TV A V -1 A V -3 A V (RF) A V -1 (SC1) A V -1 RGB (SC1) A V -2 (SC2) A V -3 (CVBS) A V -3 YC (SVHS) A V -DVD (YCbCr) Off 15 30 45 60 75 90 105 120 Exit Contrast Main Set. Others On Off[...]

37 Button [4]: MAIN SETTINGS (TUNING) a) b) c) Setup Installation Overview Hide Insert Delete Lock Set up a) a.1) Language English Country E Ch T able English Autostore Lock 123 Set up a.1.1) Start OK-> Cancel Installation b) Overview c) Prog.Number 1 Channel T ype CH Channel 1 Fine T une AFC On System P AL-BG Dual Language Language 1 Extended m[...]

38 Button [5]: IMAGE (VIDEO) I ma g e [5] Advanced Adj. a) a.1) a.1) a.2) a.3) a.2) a.3) Aspect Ratio Zoom Colour T emp. Gamma Cor r . Film Cinema Mode Auto Graphic a) Brightness Contrast Color Sharpness Hue Advanced Adj. Preset Day Light Day Light Ave. V alue Night Light Film Video Graphic Auto Off Color T emperature Colour T emp. User Red T emp. [...]

39 TECHNICAL SPECIFICA TIONS Unit of measur e:mm Scale 1:20 RTX 55TV 1494 1218 1 1 88 2 5 0 4 2 5 1 228 6 8 5 OPTICAL Optical system: single DMD TM panel, dustpr oof seal DMD TM panel: TI HD2+ 0,8” 12° - 1280x720 pixels (picture format 16:9) Projection lens UltraWide angle F/2.4 Colour wheel: 6 segments (RGBRGB) - 9000 rpm max Lamp: 120 W - 6000[...]

40 • Due to continuing product development, changes may be made to the specifications and the design without notice. SIM2 Multimedia S.p.A. • Viale Lino Zanussi, 11 • 33170 Por denone - IT AL Y Phone +39.434.383.253-256 • Fax +39.434.383260-261 www .sim2.com • e-mail: info@sim2.it SIM2 USA Inc. • 10108 USA T oday Way • 33025 Miramar [...]