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O W N E R ’ S O P E R AT I N G M A N U A L DTV Capable CRT Projector DTV -940/943 ...
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O W N E R ’ S O P E R AT I N G M A N U A L DTV Capable CRT Projector DTV -940/943 ...
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i-1 T ABLE OF CONTENTS T ABLE OF CONTENTS............................................................................................................................1 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ................................................................................................................................ 1-1 On safety..................... ...
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i-2 T ABLE OF CONTENTS RANDOM ACCESS ADJUSTMENT MODE .................................................................................................. 6-1 Starting up the Random Access Adjustment mode............................................................................................6-1 Overview ‘Random Access Adjustment’ mode ........ ...
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T ABLE OF CONTENTS Hardware Configuration....................................................................................................................................APP-1 How to format the control data .........................................................................................................................APP-1 Sending a REC ...
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T ABLE OF CONTENTS Error Messages...............................................................................................................................................APX-13 No Pattern Error..............................................................................................................................................APX-14 St ...
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1-1 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Notice on Safety This equipment is built in accordance with the requirements of the international safety standards EN60950, UL1950 and CSAC22.2 No.950, which are the safety standards of information technology equipment including electrical business equipment. These safety standards impose important requirements on the use of ...
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1-2 Safety Instructions A. Mains lead (Powercord) with CEE 7 plug: The wires of the mains lead are colored in accor - dance with the following code. Green and yellow: earth (safety earth) Blue: neutral Brown: line (live) B. Power cord with ANSI 73.11 plug: The wires of the power cord are colored in accor- dance with the following code. Green/yellow ...
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2-1 LOCATION AND FUNCTION OF CONTROLS RS 232 Input Por t 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. RS 232 Output Por t RS 232 Input Port allows a communication link for PC or MAC to the next ...
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2-2 RUNCO key : T urns on backlight ADJ. : Adjust key, to enter or exit the adjustment mode. Address key (recessed key) : to enter the address of the projec- tor (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. S ...
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3-1 AC Power (mains) Cord Connection Use the supplied power cord to connect your projector to the wall outlet. 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 . W arning! V erify the power voltage corresponds to that of t ...
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3-2 Connecting a Composite V ideo Source to the BNC video input Composite video signals from a VCR, OFF air signal decoder, etc. V ideo input selection: a. with the RCU: Select “video” in the source selection menu. b. with the local keypad. - press A D J U S T k e y , the General access menu is dis- played on the screen. - use the control disc ...
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3-3 Connecting an S-Video or Video source to the S-Video input 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. with the local keypad - press ADJUST key, the General access menu will be displayed on the screen. - use the control ...
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3-4 Connecting a RGB Analog source with composite sync. RGB analog input terminals with composite sync input or with sync on green. The projector detects automatically where the sync signal is located. Always use an interface when a computer and local monitor have to be connected to the projector. Examples of interfaces which can be applied : RGBS ...
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3-5 Connecting a Component source. (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. W ith the RCU: Select “Component” in the Source Selec- tion Menu b. W ith the local keypad : (to gain ...
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3-6 (R-Y)Y(B-Y)3S or (R-Y)Y3s(B-Y) input selection a. W ith the RCU: Select “Component” in the Source Selection Menu b. W ith the local keypad : (to gain access to the local keypad, see ‘Local keypad’in chapter ‘Location and function of controls’.) -Press ADJUST key, the General access menu is displayed on the screen. -Use the control d ...
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4-1 CONTROLLING Battery installation in the RCU. A new battery (not yet installed to save the battery life) is delivered inside the plastic bag with the power cord. Install the battery as follows : Remove the battery cover on the backside of the RCU by pushing the indicated handle a little to the bottom of the RCU. Lift up the top side of the cover ...
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4-2 The DTV-943 can be controlled with a. The RCU b. The hardwired RCU (cable not included) c. The local keyboard The procedure and results of controlling the projector with either of these RCU options is essentially the same. How to use your RCU a) Point the front of the RCU towards the projector b) RCU used in a hardwired configuration. Plug one ...
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4-3 Input selection. T wo possible ways of selecting an input : a) Display General access menu with RCU by pressing ADJ button. This brings up a secondary general access menu. Choose source selec - tion and highlight desired source. b) W ith the local keypad : Press first the ADJUST key to display the General access menu. Use the control disk to hi ...
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4-4 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. ‘brightness.. ...
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5-1 Adjustment mode All picture geometry and convergence adjustments are made while in the ‘Adjustment mode’. T wo possible ways to enter the adjustment mode: a) Using the RCU . Press the ADJUST key . The projector displays the path selection menu. b) Using the local keypad. Press the ADJUST key . The projector displays the General access menu. ...
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5-2 RANDOM ACCESS - Random Access should be selected if the user intends to make only a few adjustments. SERVICE - Service should be selected if the user intends to delete blocks, change pass- word or apply information. EYE-Q - This selection will only be available when the subconvergence unit EYE-Q is connected to the projector. While in Guided or ...
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6-1 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 ...
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6-2 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. Internal # pattern : internally generated cross hat ...
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6-3 Random access adjustment mode selection menu. This is the main menu for the Random Access adjustment mode. Through this menu, the following adjustments and features are accessible: - Picture Tuning Sync slow/fast (video/s-video) Color Balance - Geometry Convergence - Color Select And also Orbiting, Contrast modulation and Soft Edge, if these op ...
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6-4 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. Color Select Highlight COLOR SELECT by pushing the control disc up or down and pres ...
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6-5 Geometry Adjustments The geometry adjustments have to be done only on the green image. These adjustments are utomatically implemented for the other color images : Left-right (EW) and T op-Bottom Cor - ections, Blanking, Horizontal Amplitude, V ertical Amplitude, V ertical Linearity and Horizon - al Phase. Highlight GEOMETRY by pushing the contr ...
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6-6 Raster Shift Adjustment The green raster must be centered both horizontally and vertically on the center of the CR T surface. T o center the green raster, look into the green lens and use the control disc to move the raster . CAUTION It is necessary to look into the lenses to perform these adjustments. To avoid eye discomfort while looking into ...
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6-7 Left-Right (east-west) Adjustments Left-right and center adjustments affect only the vertical lines of the projected image. T o 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 . Only the green image is displayed w ...
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6-8 T op-Bottom (north-south) Adjustments T op-Bottom and center adjustments affect only the horizontal lines of the projected image. T o start up the T op-Bottom and center corrections, follow the next procedure : Push the control disc up or down to highlight T OP-BOTTOM (N/S) on the geometry menu and then press ENTER. Only the green image is disp ...
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6-9 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 i ...
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6-10 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. T o start up the Blanking adjustments, follow the next procedure : Push the control disc up or ...
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6-11 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. Start with the coarse convergence adjustments and finalize with the fine conv ...
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6-12 V ertical corners Highlight ‘Vertical corners’and press ENTER to start the adjustment. T o 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. - During these adjust ...
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7-1 SERVICE MODE Starting up the Service mode. Use the control stick to highlight ‘Service’ and then press ENTER. Some items in the Service mode are password protected (when the password function is active). Enter your password to continue. All other password pro - tected items are now also available if you stay in the adjustment mode. ENTER co ...
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7-2 Projector Set-up Highlight ‘Projector Set-Up’ by pushing the control disc up or down and press ENTER to display the projector set-up menu. W ithin the projector set-up menu, the following items can be consolidated or set to the desired setting : - Identification - Total run time - Change password - Change language - Change projector address ...
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7-3 T otal 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 . Note : all projectors leave the factory after a burn-in period of approxi - mately 100 hours. Change password This item is password protected. Highlight ‘Change ...
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7-4 Change ProjectorAddress Every projector requires an individual address between 0 and 255. This address can be software installed. T o change that address, push the control disc up or down to highlight ‘Change Pro- jector Address’ and press ENTER. The Change Projector Address menu will be displayed and the actual address will be filled in. T ...
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7-5 Memory management Highlight ‘Memory management’ by pushing the control disc up or down and press ENTER to display the memory management menu. W ithin the memory management menu, the following items can be consolidated or executed : - copy a block - delete a block - delete all blocks - all settings to midposition - R&B convergence to mid ...
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7-6 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 or - for all blocks. Deleting block by block The ‘delete a block’ function deletes the settings of a selected block. Highlight ‘Delete a block’ with the control d ...
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7-7 All settings to midposition Item is password protected. Highlight ‘All settings to midposition’ with the control disc and press ENTER to set all settings to their midposition. A confirmation menu will be displayed first. ENTER will set all settings to their midposition. EXIT cancel the operation to set all settings to their midposition. Und ...
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7-8 Undo R & B convergence mid When “R & B convergence mid” is selected, all convergence settings are set to their midposition. T o cancel this action, select ‘Undo R & B convergence mid’by pushing the control disc up or down and press ENTER. ‘Undo R & B convergence mid’ is displayed in the Memory management menu instead ...
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7-9 G2 Adjustment Item is password protected. Highlight ‘G2 adjust’ with the control disc and press ENTER to continue. A safety notice will be displayed on the screen as it is necessary to open the top cover to adjust the G2. ‘G2 adjustment should be performed by RUNCO personnel, or RUNCO authorized dealers’. If you are qualified, press ENT ...
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7-10 If a memory block adjusted on an internal # pattern is available, the CR T run in cycle will start when pressing ENTER . If no such block is available, the projec- tor cannot run the CRT run in option and leaves the adjustment mode. If you still want to run CR T run in cycle, create first a memory block on an inter- nal # pattern and restart t ...
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7-11 I2C Diagnostics Highlights ‘I2C Diagnostics’ by pushing the control disc up or down and press ENTER. The I2C diagnostics menu gives an overview of the I2C failure inside the projec- tor . T o scroll through the failure list, push the control disc up or down. The I2C address, IC number and module name will be given in I2C diagnostic menu. W ...
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8-1 MESSAGES, W ARNINGS, AND F AILURES When selecting a new source, information about this source will be displayed on the screen. Source number, horizontal and vertical frequencies of the dis - played source. Announcement of the selected source. Message to enter your password. Password contains 4 digits. These messages will be dis- played on the s ...
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8-2 Communication error between EYE-Q and the projector. Call a qualified service technician. Message during the start up of the EYE-Q is ready to accept commands. Message when one of the fans are not working anymore. Pro- jector switches to stand-by. ...
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APP-1 APPENDIX 1 RS 232 Control By far, the most accurate way to control or integrate the DTV-943 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. Hardware Configuration RS232 Connector 9PIN D-SUB PC-A T TYPE. Projector has female ...
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APP-2 Sending a RECORD (single instruction) A RECORD consists of 9 bytes of information in the following order: STX, OFFS, ADR, CMD, DAT1, DAT2, DAT3, DAT4, CHKS Where: STX - 02H Make projector(s) listen for its (their) unique address. OFFS - (1-255) Offset you choose so that none of the data or CMDs - 02H (STX). Normally set the offset to 0. ADRe ...
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APP-3 Example string to send to the projector with address 3 to turn it on/off In decimal values * Decimal V alue in ( ). ...
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APP-4 COMMAND BYTE 1 BYTE 2 BYTE 3 BYTE 4 BYTE 5 BYTE 6 BYTE 7 BYTE 8 BYTE 9 POWER ON/OFF $02 $00 $00 $0E $00 $00 $00 $00 $0E POWER ON $02 $00 $00 $51 $0A $00 $00 $01 $5C POWER OFF $02 $00 $00 $51 $0A $00 $00 $00 $5B ENTER $02 $00 $00 $07 $00 $00 $00 $00 $07 EXIT $02 $00 $00 $08 $00 $00 $00 $00 $08 ADJUST $02 $00 $00 $09 $00 $00 $00 $00 $09 TEXT ON ...
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APX-1 EYE-QTM Autoconvergence OVER VIEW The EYE-Q TM auto-convergence system allows for faster and more accurate convergence when used by the installer upon initial instal- lation. The EYE-Q TM system also allows the end-user to perform occasional convergence touch ups without having to learn the com- plex convergence procedure using the T OUCH-UP ...
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APX-2 Easy-to-use, high precision automatic convergence system. V arious 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-posi- tion. T ouch-up: convergence starts when the source switches or after a user-defined t ...
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APX-3 ON - SCREEN OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS ACCESS TO EYE-Q TM ON-SCREEN MENUS After the EYE-Q TM unit has been correctly installed in the projec- tor, press the <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 TM ...
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EYE-Q TM SETUP The EYE-Q TM SETUP procedure needs to be done only once after projector is correctly installed or whenever the projector is rein- stalled in another position. T o enter the EYE-Q TM SETUP menu: Highlight EYE-Q TM by pushing the or keys of the con- trol disc. Press the <ENTER> button to set the correct projector con- figuration. ...
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APX-5 FOCUSING THE CAMERA LENS The lens of the camera must be focused properly on the projection screen. Follow the steps described below: In the EYE-Q TM SETUP menu, highlight FOCUS THE LENS by pushing the up or down keys of the control disc. Press the <ENTER> button to start up the process. A pattern of horizontal alternating green/black ba ...
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APX-6 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 selected source is centered on th ...
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APX-7 CENTERING THE CAMERAVERTICALL Y One horizontally centered green bar will be projected onto the screen, together with a text box. Inside the box, the text of “CAM- ERA ALIGNMENT VERTICAL” indicates the item subject to adjustment and a symmetrical bar scale (from -50 to +50) under the text. If the indicated value below the bar scale is not ...
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APX-8 TOUCH-UP ON TIMER This option allows the static convergence to be carried out auto- matically after a user-defined time, which can be programmed in hours and/or minutes. T o program the touch-up on T imer: Push up or down keys of the control disc to highlight ON TIMER: off; Press the <ENTER> button to switch it to ON and the preset time ...
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APX-9 LEARNING A REFERENCE Adjust one Reference Source with perfect geometry . This source can have either hori- zontal or vertical frequency. Remember that other sources will have the same geometry as this Reference Source. This means that if a source has 4:3 aspect ratio, all sources will be adjusted with a 4:3 aspect ratio and the same horizonta ...
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APX-10 T OUCH UPAND AUTOCONVERGENCE ADJUSTING SCREEN SIZE In case the projection screen is not greater than the desired size or the screen has a frame around it (i.e. projection impossible outside the frame), the following blanking adjustments have to be done before starting the automatic convergence: When using a video source: adjust the top, bott ...
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APX-11 TOUCH-UP When TOUCH-UP is selected, only the static convergence of the currently selected source will be carried out automatically. Follow the steps below to select: Highlight T OUCH-UPby pushing up or down keys of the con - trol disc; Press the <ENTER> button to start up the static convergence. If the process is successfully completed ...
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APX-12 ON ALL SOURCES The “On all sources” functions as the “On current source.” It includes also three options: T ouch-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 pro- jector . The total number of sources is displayed be ...
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APX-13 ALIGN FROM MIDPOSITION ON ALL SOURCES When ALIGN FROM MIDPOSITION is selected, the automatic convergence on all sources will be carried out automatically, but starting from the midposition settings. By projecting alternately red and blue lines, 25 convergence areas are aligned to the green pattern. The process will repeat for as many times a ...
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APX-14 NO PA TTERN ERROR After starting up the automatic convergence, the projector will start to calculate and locate 5 horizontal and 5 vertical lines which are used to divide the screen into 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 ...
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APX-15 EYE-Q TM DIAGNOSTICS This option allows a check-up of the EYE-Q TM NOTE: Most errors that occur during the LEARN REFERENCE procedure or the beginning of the AUTOCONVERGENCE pro- cedure 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 Refer ...
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APX-16 In case of failures, the error message will shown: If all the tests are successful, the EYE-Q TM F AILED... Error 11; or menu will be as follows: F AILED... Error 12; or Press the <EXIT> button to return to the EYE-Q TM F AILED... Error 13; or F AILED... Error 14; or F AILED... Error 15. During the Sync T est, the following messages wi ...
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