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General information about the Q-650i LED Home Theater Projec-
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Specifications for the Q-650i LED Home Theater Projectors

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Summary of Contents for Q-650i Series

Page 1: ...Q 650i LED Home Theater Projector INSTALLATION OPERATION MANUAL...

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Page 3: ...f repair or replacement of the product is determined by Runco to not be feasible Runco products are warranted for two 2 years from the date of shipment from Runco Lamps are warranted six 6 months from...

Page 4: ...s Boxes may be purchased from a Runco technical support representative The dealer or customer is responsible for paying freight charges and insurance to ship the defective product to the Runco repair...

Page 5: ...d from the warranty 6 Black uniformity issues or other LCD issues associated with usage outside the Runco recommended guidelines and specifications for the product 7 Bright or dark sub pixels that are...

Page 6: ...AGES WHETHER THE CLAIM IS BASED ON CONTRACT TORT PRODUCT LIABILITY NEGLIGENCE STRICT LIABILITY OR ANY OTHER LEGAL OR EQUITABLE THEORY RUNCO WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM AGAINST THE CUSTOMER BY ANY...

Page 7: ...and tripod bracket or table specified by the manufacturer or sold with the apparatus When a cart is used use caution when moving the cart apparatus to avoid injury from tip over 13 Unplug this apparat...

Page 8: ...ility EMC Part 4 Testing and measurement techniques Section 6 Conducted disturbances induced by radio frequency fields immunity test EN 61000 4 8 Electromagnetic compatibility EMC Part 4 Testing and m...

Page 9: ...duct contains small amounts of tin lead and or mercury Disposal of these materials may be regulated due to environmental considerations Lamp s inside this product contain mercury This product may cont...

Page 10: ...x Q 650i Installation Operation Manual P R E L I M I N A R Y Notes...

Page 11: ...Key Features and Benefits 3 Parts List 3 2 Controls and Functions 5 Q 650i at a Glance 5 Q 650i Rear Panel 6 Q 650i Remote Control 8 3 Installation 11 Remote Control 11 Notes on Batteries 11 Notes on...

Page 12: ...Zoom 27 Lens Shift 27 Changing the OSD Language 28 Adjusting the Picture Orientation 28 Rear Projection 28 Ceiling Mode 28 4 Operation 29 Selecting An Input Source 29 Using Picture In Picture PIP 29...

Page 13: ...2 Volt Trigger Outputs 25 3 12 External IR Receiver Connection 26 4 1 Q 650i OSD Menu Structure 31 4 2 Q 650i Main Menu 32 4 3 Typical PLUGE Pattern for Adjusting Brightness 37 4 4 Typical Gray Bar Pa...

Page 14: ...List of Figures xiv Q 650i Installation Operation Manual P R E L I M I N A R Y Notes...

Page 15: ...u Have Comments About This Manual Runco welcomes your comments about this manual Send them to info runco com Textual and Graphic Conventions Text Conventions The following conventions are used in this...

Page 16: ...ce They also provide supplemental information CAUTIONS alert users that a given action or omitted action can degrade performance or cause a malfunction WARNINGS appear when a given action or omitted a...

Page 17: ...Color RSC provides a hue compensation curve and gamut mapping that allows for lifelike accurate flesh tones while increasing color saturation without sacrificing the purity of other colors Discrete I...

Page 18: ...Introduction 4 Q 650i Installation Operation Manual P R E L I M I N A R Y Notes...

Page 19: ...t the sides pull it away from the projector and rotate it 180 degrees FOCUS RING Rotate this to focus the projected image PROJECTION LENS Available in two versions standard throw range 1 85 1 to 2 40...

Page 20: ...on clear vents turn on AC may fix problem Solid red Error that requires servicing fan failure Power on Self Test POST failure 2 2 Q 650i Rear Panel Figure 2 2 shows the Q 650i rear panel Figure 2 2 Q...

Page 21: ...source Also provides composite sync input for SCART RGBS sources 7 S VIDEO A standard S Video input for connecting a DVD player satellite receiver or Super VHS S VHS VCR 8 IR INPUT Wired input from a...

Page 22: ...rol and the paragraphs that follow describe its functionality Figure 2 3 Q 650i Remote Control FOCUS LENS ZOOM LIGHT OFF ON VID S VID HDMI1 HD2 SOURCE PICTURE MEMORY ASPECT RATIO HD1 INFO ENTER EXIT M...

Page 23: ...video inputs respectively however you can re assign these buttons to other inputs For more information refer to HD 1 Key HD 2 Key HD 3 Key on page 52 4 INFO Press to display input signal and product...

Page 24: ...Buttons Use these buttons to select an aspect ratio directly as follows 16 9 For viewing 16 9 DVDs or HDTV programs in their native aspect ratio 4 3 Scales the input signal to fit 4 3 display mode in...

Page 25: ...t use the remote control for a long time remove the batteries to avoid damage from battery leakage Notes on Remote Control Operation Make sure that there is nothing obstructing the infrared beam betwe...

Page 26: ...3 Connect signal sources to the Q 650i 21 4 Connect external controller to RS 232 port optional 25 5 Connect 12 volt trigger output to retractable screen or other 12V trigger activated equipment optio...

Page 27: ...rant Table 3 2 Projector Installation Options Advantages Considerations Front Screen Floor Mount Installation Easy to set up Can be moved or changed quickly Easy to access Shares floor space with audi...

Page 28: ...lt of this calculation tells you roughly how far back the projector should be positioned from the screen in order to project a focused image large enough to fill the screen Figure 3 1 Estimating Throw...

Page 29: ...ls the screen Ideally the projector should be positioned perpendicular to the screen and in such a way that the lens center is aligned with either the top or bottom edge of the screen area and centere...

Page 30: ...example with a 100 x 56 inch 1 78 1 screen you can shift the image up to 33 60 inches 0 85 meters above or below the screen center Horizontal Lens Shift The Q 650i provides up to 12 5 of horizontal l...

Page 31: ...en height Horizontal shift limits are percentages of the screen width 3 Vertical lens shift figures are for ceiling mount configurations For floor installations where the projector is upright reverse...

Page 32: ...hanges in temperature may cause drifts in the projector circuitry which may affect performance Keep the projector away from devices that radiate electromagnetic energy such as motors and transformers...

Page 33: ...om the ceiling using a specially designed ceiling mount fixture The projector can also be inverted and placed in an enclosure above and behind the viewing area Install four feet on the inside bottom s...

Page 34: ...before making any connections Use the correct signal cables for each source For best performance and to minimize cable clutter use high quality cables that are only as long as necessary to connect two...

Page 35: ...ons that follow HDMI DVI Connections See Figure 3 6 Figure 3 6 HDMI DVI Source Connections Use the HDMI inputs whenever possible This ensures the highest video quality because the signal is carried in...

Page 36: ...input Optionally if the source outputs RGB with composite sync connect the green blue and red outputs to the Y Pb and Pr terminals on the COMPONENT 1 SCART input and the sync output to the VIDEO input...

Page 37: ...Y Component Video Connections Connect your component video sources to the COMPONENT 1 SCART COMPONENT 2 or RGB inputs as shown in Figure 3 8 Figure 3 8 Component Video Connections Y Pb Pr COMPONENT VI...

Page 38: ...eration Manual P R E L I M I N A R Y Composite S Video Connections Connect your composite and S Video sources to the Q 650i as shown in Figure 3 9 Figure 3 9 Composite and S Video Connections Gaming C...

Page 39: ...ons on page 59 Figure 3 10 RS 232 Control System Connection Connecting 12 Volt Trigger Output to External Theater Equipment If your home theater contains a retractable screen screen mask or other 12 v...

Page 40: ...eceiver Connection Connecting to AC Power The Q 650i ships with various types of AC power cords Choose the one that is appropriate to your locale Plug the female end of the power cord into the AC rece...

Page 41: ...on Lens Shift To access the lens shift controls loosen the Phillips screw at the bottom of the decorative bezel on the front of the projector see Figure 2 1 Then remove the bezel Vertical Lens Shift T...

Page 42: ...Orientation If the Q 650i is installed behind the screen you must change the picture orientation to match the installation method To do this press MENU on the remote control Then select System from t...

Page 43: ...2 Component 2 HD 3 RGB For more information refer to HD 1 Key HD 2 Key HD 3 Key on page 52 4 2 Using Picture In Picture PIP For PIP purposes there are three groups of inputs separated by their displa...

Page 44: ...vailable Main and PIP Source Combinations PIP Input Source VIDEO S VIDEO SCART COMP 1 COMP 2 RGB HDMI 2 HDMI 1 Main Input Source VIDEO S VIDEO SCART COMP 1 COMP 2 RGB HDMI 2 HDMI 1 Notes 1 means that...

Page 45: ...8 2 0 2 2 2 35 or 2 5 Color Temperature 5500K 6500K 7500K or 9300K DLP Frame Rate Auto 48 Hz 50 Hz or 60 Hz Color Gamut Auto REC709 SMPTE C EBU Native DCI or PCE ConstantContrast Low Medium High or Of...

Page 46: ...commends that you set ConstantContrast to Off before adjusting Brightness Contrast and other image quality settings in this menu refer to ConstantContrast on page 44 After you have completed the initi...

Page 47: ...Table 4 2 Aspect Ratio Settings Aspect Ratio Setting Description Aspect Ratioof Source Signal Geometry of Projected Image With Standard Lens 1 78 1 Screen With Anamorphic Lens 2 35 1 Screen 16 9 16 9...

Page 48: ...ck 16 9 4 3 Virtual Wide A 16 9 image is shrunk horizontally in the center and stretched horizontally in a NON linear fashion more on the sides A 4 3 image is horizontally scaled in a NON linear fashi...

Page 49: ...the video processor scales the 2 35 1 image so that the active image area fills the 16 9 chip surface eliminating the black bars The secondary anamorphic lens then restores the proper geometry to the...

Page 50: ...Custom 2 ISF Day and ISF Night are grayed out unless these custom settings have already been saved Choose Default to restore the factory default settings for the active source only The other sources...

Page 51: ...enu Use the or buttons to adjust the level so that The darkest black bars disappear into the background The dark gray areas are barely visible The lighter gray areas are clearly visible The white area...

Page 52: ...looking for white edges around the transitions from black to gray and differently sized lines in the sweep patterns at the top and bottom Lower the sharpness setting to eliminate them Figure 4 5 Typi...

Page 53: ...at the left and right edges of the source active image equal to 3 of the displayed horizontal resolution and at the top and bottom edges equal to 3 of the displayed vertical resolution Zoom This sett...

Page 54: ...ll sources that are not available per the source enable function refer to Input Enable on page 48 are grayed out All sources that cannot be used for PIP due to a shared electronic path with the Active...

Page 55: ...used RGB If Hsync or Vsync signals are present the Q 650i uses the RGB PC color space Otherwise REC601 is used for SDTV and EDTV sources and REC709 for all other sources Component For SDTV and EDTV re...

Page 56: ...ck areas increase the setting Color Temperature Color temperature defines the color of gray that is adjusts the 75 white point to various color points To choose a color temperature setting select Colo...

Page 57: ...amut defined in SMPTE 170M 1999 Select EBU to use the color gamut defined in EBU Tech 3213 E Select Native for Runco s recommended Personal Color Equalizer preset for typical video sources It displays...

Page 58: ...splays the RGB Adjust sub menu shown in Figure 4 9 Figure 4 9 RGB Adjust Sub Menu Gain Use the Gain controls to correct color imbalances in the bright areas of the image A good way to do this is to us...

Page 59: ...g signal Adjust the phase when an RGB or Component image still shows shimmer or noise after Tracking has been optimized For best results use a good test pattern such as a smooth gray consisting of a c...

Page 60: ...t is occasionally necessary when a DVD player or HDTV source signal drops below black for example during scenes with explosions or when subtitles are present and causes the projector to temporarily lo...

Page 61: ...usts the coordinate s distance from white and Level adjusts the luminance Y of the color relative to white Figure 4 12 CIE 1931 Color Coordinate Diagram and Effect of PCE Hue and Saturation Controls R...

Page 62: ...stallation Operation Manual P R E L I M I N A R Y System Use the controls in the System menu shown in Figure 4 13 to change the display orientation and perform other common installation tasks Figure 4...

Page 63: ...ub Menu HDMI 1 HDMI 2 Enables or disables the HDMI 1 and HDMI 2 sources RGB Enables or disables the RGB source Comp 1 Comp 2 Enables or disables the Component 1 and Component 2 sources Video Enables o...

Page 64: ...screen safe area of the DMD Picture By Picture This reduces the designated image area of the Active source to 921x518 and places it next to the PIP source which is also in a 921x518 image area These...

Page 65: ...f off after 20 minutes of inactivity no source signal present Auto Power On Setting Auto Power On to On causes the projector to automatically power up when AC power is present If the projector is plug...

Page 66: ...ions to the projector When you assign a source to a numbered key the projector immediately goes to that source when the key assigned to it is pressed If the chosen source is disabled via the Input Ena...

Page 67: ...whenever the 4 3 aspect ratio is chosen The output stops if PIP is enabled PIP source is set to anything other than off RS232 causes the port to output 12 volts when an RS232 screen trigger 1 on comm...

Page 68: ...unco Technical Support this information will help them answer your questions and or resolve product performance issues Figure 4 17 Q 650i Service Menu You can also perform various maintenance tasks fr...

Page 69: ...kerboard Horizontal Gray Ramp Focus Grid Press or on the remote control unit to cycle through the test patterns To turn test patterns off press any key other than or on the remote control unit Altitud...

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Page 71: ...Check cable connection from source component to projector A projected image from a DVD is split or otherwise scrambled DVD player is connected to the Component input and set to progressive scan mode T...

Page 72: ...t blocked Turn the projector back on If the problem persists please contact Runco Technical Support for assistance LED lights solid red Fans are not working properly or power on self test has failed N...

Page 73: ...650i take the following form Commands are in ASCII format Spaces and tabs can be used to improve readability and are ignored by the projector All commands must end with a carriage return ASCII hex 0D...

Page 74: ...Switch the active source to Component 2 0x58 src 3 Switch the active source to RGB 0x1b info Bring up an information box with the first 7 items in the Service menu 0x19 menu Bring up or cancel menu di...

Page 75: ...ce 0x47 asp vcin Apply VirtualCinema aspect ratio to the active source 0x08 1 The projector does not respond to this key 0x0c 2 The projector does not respond to this key 0x0d 3 The projector does not...

Page 76: ...SE Some operations command examples Input op bright CR Response OP BRIGHT 100 CR Input op bright CR Response OP BRIGHT 101 CR Input op bright 127 CR Response OP BRIGHT 127 CR Input op bright CR Respon...

Page 77: ...simple sharpness slider was attempted to be adjusted and queried The response was NA or not available Table 6 2 Serial Commands Operation Commands Values Notes aspect 0 16 9 1 Letterbox 2 4 3 3 Virtu...

Page 78: ...pace 0 Auto 1 REC709 2 REC601 3 RGB PC 4 RGB Video video stand 0 Auto 1 NTSC 2 PAL 3 SECAM gamma 0 1 8 1 2 0 2 2 2 3 2 35 4 2 5 color temp 0 5500K 1 6500K 2 7500K 3 9300K dlp frame 0 Auto 2 48 Hz 3 50...

Page 79: ...sync level 0 200 pip pos 0 Top left 1 Top right 2 Bottom left 3 Bottom right 4 Picture by picture 5 Split screen menu pos 0 Top left 1 Top right 2 Bottom left 3 Bottom right 4 Center trans menu 0 0 1...

Page 80: ...On 7 Off model name string ser number string soft version string act source 0 HDMI 1 1 HDMI 2 2 RGB 3 Component 1 4 Component 2 5 S video 6 Video 7 SCART pip source 0 HDMI 1 1 HDMI 2 2 RGB 3 Component...

Page 81: ...ortuguese 11 Russian OSD language only cinewide 0 Off 1 CineWide 2 AutoScope altitude 0 auto 1 high red hsg hue yellow hsg hue green hsg hue cyan hsg hue blue hsg hue magenta hsg hue red hsg sat yello...

Page 82: ...rect 0 Off 1 On Runco Smart Color RSC status 0 Standby 1 Powering Up 2 Displaying 3 Cooling Down 4 Error errcode Refer to RS 232 Error Codes below msgbox 0 On 1 Off This control enables or disables th...

Page 83: ...ple the code 7 means that Fan 1 has failed Table 6 3 RS 232 Error Codes Error Code LED Indication Description 0 Inlet NTC thermal sensor is over temperature 1 Outlet NTC thermal sensor is over tempera...

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Page 85: ...mponent Composite and S Video SDTV 576i 480i RGB SCART with adapter NTSC M 4 43 PAL B G H I N M SECAM M Video Compatibility 480i 480p 576i 576p 720p 1080i 50 60 1080p 24 50 60 Picture Size 16 9 Screen...

Page 86: ...n Specifications Light Output 450 ANSI Lumens Contrast Ratio 330 1 These specifications are obtained by calibrating the projector as described above for CSMS measurements Industry Standard Specificati...

Page 87: ...22 53 528 8 20 84 550 4 21 69 257 9 10 16 206 5 8 14 231 4 9 12 253 5 9 99 117 7 4 64 200 3 7 89 225 7 8 89 308 2 12 14 333 6 13 14 416 2 16 40 137 8 5 43 54 6 2 15 79 2 3 12 153 5 6 05 191 8 7 56 20...

Page 88: ...0 036 848x480 848x480 48 00 25 270 27 089 60 00 31 020 33 750 1024x768 1024x768 60 00 48 363 65 000 75 00 60 023 78 750 85 00 68 677 94 500 1280x720 1280x720 47 95 37 833 64 769 1280x1024 1280x1024 60...

Page 89: ...580 NTSC 4 43 59 94 60 00 15 734 15 750 4 430 PAL B G 50 00 15 625 4 430 PAL M 59 94 60 00 15 734 15 750 3 580 PAL N 50 00 15 625 3 580 PAL 60 59 94 60 00 15 734 15 750 4 430 SECAM 50 00 13 500 4 250...

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