OWNER’S OPERATING MANUAL TM PL-50HDX with Flat Panel Display Monitor & Vivix™ PFP Controller
CONTENTS Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Features and Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Warnings and Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
INTRODUCTION Congratulations on your purchase of the PL-50HDX Plasma display! Your PL-50HDX will provide you with many years of enjoyment no other plasma can match. It is compatible with today’s current NTSC and PAL systems, as well as tomorrow’s DTV standards. And since the display is the 16:9 aspect ratio, DVD widescreen movies and Digital Television will look the way they were meant to look- in the widescreen format.
WARNINGS AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS CAUTION: To turn off main power, be sure to remove the plugs from power outlets. The power outlet socket should be installed as near to the equipment as possible, and should be easily accessible. REMARQUE: Pour mettre l’appareil hors circut, s’assurer de retirer la fiche de la prise d’alimentation. La prise d’alimentation doit être installé aussi proche que possible de l’appareil et doit être facile d’ accès.
WARNING This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class ‘B’ digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the Installation Manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
LIMITED WARRANTY Congratulations on your purchase of a Runco video product and welcome to the Runco family! We believe Runco produces “The World’s Finest Home Theater Products”. With proper installation, setup and care, you should enjoy many years of unparalleled video performance. This is a LIMITEDWARRANTY as defined in the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act. Please read it carefully and retain it with your other important documents.
This Limited Warranty only covers failure due to defects in materials and workmanship that occur during normal use and does not cover normal maintenance.
PL-50HDX & VIVIX™ PFP™ CONTROLLER OPERATION General Overview The PL-50HDX is actually a two-piece system- the Plasma display itself, and the Vivix™ PFP™ Controller. The Vivix PFP Controller is a Digital Scaler that converts NTSC Video, S-Video or Component video to the native resolution of the Plasma display- 1280 x 768.
PL-50HDX INPUTS AND CONTROLS AC INLET 8 ~16 SPEAKER + 11 12 – L 13 INPUT5 DIGITAL RGB 14 R 8 ~16 SPEAKER + – 1 CONTROL IN OUT 2 COMBINA TION IN INPUT1 RS-232C OUT 3 ANALOG RGB 4 1 SPEAKER (R) terminal For connection of an external right speaker. Connect a speaker whose impedance is 8 -16 Ω. 2 CONTROL IN/OUT (monaural mini jacks) For connection of RUNCO components that bear the SR mark. Making CONTROL connection enables control of the main unit as a component in a system.
8 9 Synchronizing signal impedance selector switch Depending on the connections made at INPUT2, it may be necessary to set this switch to match the output impedance of the connected component's synchronization signal. When the output impedance of the component's synchronization signal is below 75 Ω, set this switch to the 75 Ω position. Video Card Section (applies only when equipped with PL-50HDX) 14 INPUT5 (DVI-D jack) Use to connect a computer.
PL-50HDX Control Panel Plasma Front View 1 2 3 1. STANDBY/ON Indicator This indicator is red during standby mode, and turns green when the unit is in the operation mode. It flashes green when Power-Management function is operating. The flashing pattern is also used to indicate error messages. 2. Display Stand 3. Remote Control Sensor Not used.
PFP CONTROLLER DESCRIPTION Front Panel 1 2 ratio < enter > i n p u t menu < < ratio TM P I X E L 3 4 5 6 7 8 F O R P I X E L 9 1. IR RECEIVER Receives the IR commands from the remote control. 2. POWER BUTTON Toggles the power on and off. For a discreet on or off command, you can use the direct access buttons on the remote control. NOTE: When the main AC power switch is first turned ON, the processor will go through an initiation cycle for approximately 15 seconds.
Rear Panel 1 5 RS-232 OUT RUNCO INTERNATIONAL UNION CITY, CA 12V FUSE AC 120V 60Hz, 15W RGB VIDEO OUTPUT RS-232 IN MASK V H B G VIDEO INPUTS R PASS THROUGH Y Pr Pb S-VIDEO COMPOSITE SCREEN MADE IN USA 12V TRIGGER 2 3 4 6 7 8 1. 12v Fuse This fuse protects the 12v outputs from the MASK and SCREEN jacks. (Screen Fuse: 5mm x 25mm, AGC, 0.5A 250V Fast Acting, 250V, Fast Blow) 9 10 11 12 13 8. Component Input This is the input for component video from sources such as DVD players.
REMOTE CONTROL DESCRIPTION A. IR OUTPUT INDICATOR Illuminates when a button is pressed, indicating that an IR signal is being transmitted. B. POWER BUTTON Toggles the power on and off. For a discreet on or off command, you can use the direct access buttons (see 'J'). Note: When the main AC power switch is first turned ON, the processor will go through an initiation cycle for approximately 10 seconds. The processor cannot be turned on or operated until the initialization is complete. C. D.
QUICK SETUP GUIDE Connecting the Plasma and PFP Controller Plasma Bottom View DVI Source ComLink RGBHV Control Cable BNC Terminated Video Cable PFP Controller Rear View HD or Progressive DVD or Interlaced Source Source 16
Connection Examples RS-232 OUT RUNCO INTERNATIONAL UNION CITY, CA 12V FUSE AC 120V 60Hz, 15W RGB VIDEO OUTPUT RS-232 IN MASK V H B G VIDEO INPUTS R PASS THROUGH Y Pr Pb S-VIDEO COMPOSITE SCREEN MADE IN USA 12V TRIGGER Reserved for future use Automation System DVD Player Computer or DTV decoder Display Device VCR Sattelite receiver or SVHS player While there are many different ways to connect your source equipment to your PFP Controller, the examples shown above are the most common.
MENU DESCRIPTION AND NAVIGATION INPUT SELECT STANDARD VIDEO: > COMPOSITE S-VIDEO COMPONENT HIGH DEFINITION: COMPONENT RGB MONITOR INPUT: DVI ASPECT RATIO INSTALLATION When the MENU button is pressed on either the remote control or the front panel, the main menu will appear on-screen. An example of the main menu is shown above. The active source is indicated by an arrow to the left of the source; note that in the example above, Composite is the current source.
Installation Menu When the PFP Controller is turned on for the first time, the INSTALLATION item will not appear in the main menu. To enable the INSTALLATION menu, there are two options: · With the processor ON and no menus on-screen, simultaneously press the ENTER, UP and LEFT buttons (you don't need to hold them down). Release the three buttons and press MENU, ensure INSTALLATION is now on the bottom of the main menu. · With the remote control, press button 6 (with no menus on-screen).
Picture Quality Adjustments INPUT SELECT STANDARD VIDEO: COMPOSITE TINT S-VIDEO COLOR COMPONENT BRIGHTNESS HIGH DEFINITION: CONTRAST COMPONENT SHARPNESS RGB LUMA ENHANCE MONITOR INPUT: CHROMA ENHANCE DVI COLOR TEMPERATURE ASPECT RATIO COLOR BALANCE Only on Installation Mode INSTALLATION Picture quality adjustments (also known as "Front Panel Controls") are the controls that change different parameters of the image such as the amount of color, black level, etc.
TINT (also known as 'hue') is essentially the ratio of red to green in the color portion of the image. If TINT is decreased, the image will appear redder, and increasing it will cause the image to appear greener. To set TINT properly, look at the color bar pattern through a blue filter (or mute the red and green outputs). Adjust TINT until the middle two tall color bars match the middle short color bars (see color bar drawing).
Side Bar Level Some displays, especially phosphor-based displays such as Plasma (flat panel) displays, can be 'burned' by still-images or otherwise not using the full display or raster. Besides still images, using a 4:3 image on a widescreen display could cause a '4:3 burn' (see below): Side Bar Area Side Bar Area Widescreen display The example to the left shows what would happen on a widescreen display if a small 4:3 image were used more often than widescreen images.
Image Shift IMAGE SHIFT moves the entire image up, down, left or right. If the image is slightly off-center on-screen after installation, using IMAGE SHIFT can center the image on your screen or display. While using IMAGE SHIFT will not cause any problems with your display, it is possible to use too much image shift, which could cause the image to shake or disappear. Therefore, Runco recommends that image shift be done with the display device itself whenever possible.
ASPECT RATIOS An ‘aspect ratio’ is simply the ratio of the width vs. the height of the screen. For example, the current aspect ratio standard is 4:3 (or 1.33:1), where the image is 4 units wide and 3 units tall. 3 units tall 4 units wide All of our ‘regular’ televisions are this aspect ratio. You have probably noticed that occasionally you’ll watch a movie that does not fill the screen vertically.
Active image area (Actual screen area) Blanked (cut off) areas As you can see, our screen in this example is a 1.85:1 ratio. The dashed lines show the area that we ‘blanked’. If you recall, watching a letterbox movie on a 4:3 screen gave us black bars; therefore with letterbox movies, we’re not losing any information! The ‘other’ type of widescreen is called ‘ANAMORPHIC’.
RS-232 COMMUNICATIONS General Information Baud rate: 9600 (fixed) Bits: 8 No Parity All protocol in ASCII format RS-232 input connector pin numbers: TxD= Pin# 2 RxD= Pin# 3 GnD= Pin# 5 Command format (single command): command value (i.e. brightness 30). NOTE: A space (not an underscore) or comma may be used between the command and its value. Command string format: command,command value, command etc. (i.e.
RS-232 COMMANDS COMMAND PARAMETER (min/max) Value stored? ON OFF DISPLAY NA NA 0/4 NA NA YES COMPOSITE NA YES SVIDEO COMPONENT NA NA YES YES HDCOMPONENT HDRGB ANAMORPHIC NA NA NA YES YES YES STANDARD NA YES LETTERBOX VIRTUALWIDE NA NA YES YES TINT COLOR AGCCOLOR -127/127 -127/127 0/1 NO NO NO BRIGHTNESS CONTRAST AGCCONTRAST -127/127 -127/127 0/1 NO NO NO SHARPNESS CHROMAHIGH 0/255 0/127 NO NO CHROMALOW 0/127 NO LUMAHIGH 0/127 NO LUMALOW 0/127 NO !STORE NA YES !RESTO
PL-50HDX PLASMA DIMENSIONS 48.073 46.732 0 1.397 4.237 49.133 24.712 50.229 30.045 43.729 2.080 1.200 REAR VIEW 1.578 20.968 15.062 9.156 4.605 1.200 28 34.293 0 14.
PFP CONTROLLER DIMENSIONS Front Panel 17.45" ratio < enter > < i n p u t menu < 3.5" ratio TM PIXEL Rear Panel 17" RUNCO INTERNATIONAL UNION CITY, CA 12V FUSE 3.025" AC 120V 60Hz, 15W RGB VIDEO OUTPUT RS-232 IN MASK V H B G VIDEO INPUTS R PASS THROUGH Y Pr Pb S-VIDEO COMPOSITE SCREEN MADE IN USA 12V TRIGGER Top Panel 17" 16" 17.45" Side Panel 3.
PL-50HDX PLASMA SPECIFICATIONS Native Resolution: 1024 x 768 Screen Size: 50 in. (diagonal) Screen Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Available Aspect Ratios: 4:3, Letterbox, 16:9 Anamorphic, VirtualWide Image Area (W x H): 43 1/4 in. (1099 mm) (w) x 24 1/2 in. (622.
PFP CONTROLLER SPECIFICATIONS Inputs: (1) Composite, (1) S-video, (1) Component, (1) Pass-through Input standards: NTSC (all scan rates), PAL (all scan rates except 480p, 540p and 854 x 480) Bandwidth: Composite, S-Video and Component inputs: 5.
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