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O WNER ’ S O PERATING M ANUAL PL-43DHD PL-50DHD Flat Panel Plasma Display Monitor with and Digital High Definition TM Controller with Vivix II TM Technology Software Version 2.
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Runco PL-43DHD and PL-50DH D 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.
iv Runco PL-43DHD and PL-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y CAUTION: THIS LIMITED WARRANTY ONLY COVERS RUNCO PRODUCTS PURCHASED FROM RUNCO AUTHORIZED DEALERS. ALL OTHER PRODUCTS ARE SPECIFICALL Y EXCLUDED FROM COVERAGE UNDER THIS LIMITED WARRANTY.
Runco PL-43DH D and PL-50DHD 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.
vi Runco PL-43DHD and PL-50DHD 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.
Runco PL-43DH D and PL-50DHD Owner’s Operatin g Manual vii 1 Table of Contents PRE L IMINAR Y THREE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY ............... ................ ................ ................ .............. iii Safety Preca utions .................... .
viii Runco PL-43DHD and PL-50D HD Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Connections t o the PlasmaWall and DHD Controller ................... ................ ................ 21 Connecting th e PlasmaWall to the DHD C ontroller ... ..............
Runco PL-43DH D and PL-50DHD Owner’s Operatin g Manual ix 1 List of Figures PRE L IMINAR Y 2-1. PlasmaWall Front-Pa nel Controls and Ind icators..... ................. ............ ................. ........ 5 2-2. PlasmaWall C onnectors ...... ....
List of Figures x Run co PL-43DHD and PL-50D HD Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Notes:.
Runco PL-43DH D and PL-50DHD 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 Monitor and DHD Controller (Models PL-43DHD an d PL-50DHD).
Introduc tion 2 Runco PL- 43DHD and PL-50D HD Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Graphic Convention s: These symb ols appear in n umerous plac es throughout 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.
Introd uction Runco PL-43DH D and PL-50DHD Owner’ s Operating Manual 3 PRE L IMINAR Y 1.3 Description, Features and Benefits The PlasmaWall PL-43DH D and PL-50DHD flat-panel pla sma monitors bring o.
Introduc tion 4 Runco PL- 43DHD and PL-50D HD 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 .
Runco PL-43DH D and PL-50DHD Owner’ s Operating Manual 5 PRE L IMINAR Y 2.1 PlasmaWall at a Glance Figure 2-1 shows the locat ions of the PlasmaWall fro nt-panel controls and in dicators. Controls and Indicators Figure 2-1 . PlasmaWall F ront-Panel C ontrols an d Indicator s 1.
Controls and Functions 6 Runco PL- 43DHD and PL-50D HD Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Connectors Figure 2-2 shows the locations of the PlasmaWall connec tors and main p ower switch.
Controls and Functi ons Runco PL-43DH D and PL-50DHD Owner’ s Operating Manual 7 PRE L IMINAR Y 1. EXTERNAL SPEAKER OUTPUT (RIGHT) Not used. Con nect speaker s to an extern al audio amp lifier/receiver. 2. COMBINA TION IN/OUT Used to control m ultiple Plasm aWall monitors co llectively.
Controls and Functions 8 Runco PL- 43DHD and PL-50D HD Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 2.2 DHD Controller Front Panel Figure 2-3 shows the controls and ind icato rs on the DHD Controller front panel; the paragraph s that follow descr ibe them.
Controls and Functi ons Runco PL-43DH D and PL-50DHD Owner’ s Operating Manual 9 PRE L IMINAR Y 5. UP BUTTON Use to direct-sele ct aspect ratios or move the menu cursor up in the On-Sc reen Display.
Controls and Functions 10 Runco PL-43DHD and PL-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 2.3 DHD Controller Rear Panel Figure 2-4 show s the rear conn ector panel on the DHD Controll er.
Controls and Functi ons Runco PL-43DHD and P L-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manu al 11 PRE L IMINAR Y 6. COMPOSITE 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.
Controls and Functions 12 Runco PL-43DHD and PL-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 2.4 DHD Controller Remote Control Figure 2-5 sho ws the DHD Co ntroller re mote contro l, and the pa ragraphs th at follow describe its fun ctionality. Figure 2-5.
Controls and Functi ons Runco PL-43DHD and P L-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manu al 13 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.
Controls and Functions 14 Runco PL-43DHD and PL-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 9. Aspect Ratio Selection Button 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.
Runco PL-43DHD and P L-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manu al 15 PRE L IMINAR Y 3.1 Remote Control To install batteries in the remote co ntrol: 1. Press down the tab on the cover and pull the cove r in the direction of the arrow. 2. Insert the included batteries.
Installation 16 Runco PL-43DHD and PL-50DHD 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 r om the fluoresc ent lamp.
Installation Runco PL-43DHD and P L-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manu al 17 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 instru ctions. Installation shou ld be performed by a quali fied custom video installation specialist.
Installation 18 Runco PL-43DHD and PL-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 3.3 Installation Considerations Proper installation of your PlasmaWall will ensure the highest possi ble picture quality.
Installation Runco PL-43DHD and P L-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manu al 19 PRE L IMINAR Y • As it lies flat with the screen 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.
Installation 20 Runco PL-43DHD and PL-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Other Considerations Other consid erations and ti ps that can help improve your installa tion, avoid damage and prolong opera ting life: • Keep the ambi ent temperature constant and be low 35°C (95°F).
Installation Runco PL-43DHD and P L-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manu al 21 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.
Installation 22 Runco PL-43DHD and PL-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Digital Video Connection: The PlasmaWall has a DVI input, labeled DIGIT AL RGB . Connect the D VI output from the DHD Controller to this input, usin g a standard DVI cable.
Installation Runco PL-43DHD and P L-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manu al 23 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 Connections: See Figure 3- 5.
Installation 24 Runco PL-43DHD and PL-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Digital (DTV) RGB Connections: See Figure 3-6. Figure 3-6. Digital (DTV) RGB Connections DVI 1 HD1 HD2 G/Y INPUTS .
Installation Runco PL-43DHD and P L-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manu al 25 PRE L IMINAR Y Analog (Computer) RGB Connec t ions: See Figure 3-7. Figure 3-7. Analog RGB Connec tions 1. Refer to Computer/Video Signal Compatibi lity on pag e 58 for a list of comp uter signals c ompatible with the PlasmaWall.
Installation 26 Runco PL-43DHD and PL-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Composite/S-Video/Component Video Connections: See Figure 3-8. Figure 3-8.
Installation Runco PL-43DHD and P L-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manu al 27 PRE L IMINAR Y RS-232 Controller Connection Use a standard , 9-pin RS-232 cable to conn ect a PC or home theater con trol/automation system (if present) to the RS-232 Control port on the DHD Controller; see Figu re 3-9 .
Installation 28 Runco PL-43DHD and PL-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Cable Manageme nt To minimize ca ble clutter, yo u can use the cable ties pro vided with the Pla smaWall to bundle the vide o, control and power ca bles at the bac k of the displa y.
Runco PL-43DHD and P L-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manu al 29 PRE L IMINAR Y 4.1 Turning on the Power 1. Turn on your source components. 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 .
Operation 30 Runco PL-43DHD and PL-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 4.2 Selecting the Input Source By default, th e PlasmaWall is configured to display the signal received on its RGBHV ( ANALOG RGB IN ) input. To use the DVI-D ( DIG IT AL RGB ) input instead: 1.
Operation Runco PL-43DHD and P L-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manu al 31 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 th e PL-43DHD is 1024 x 768; the native resolution of the PL-50 DHD is 1280 x 768.
Operation 32 Runco PL-43DHD and PL-50DHD 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.
Operation Runco PL-43DHD and P L-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manu al 33 PRE L IMINAR Y Figure 4-1. DHD Controller OSD Menu Structu re for PlasmaWall Service Test Vide o Grey Bars 1 Grey Bars 2 Color Bar.
Operation 34 Runco PL-43DHD and PL-50DHD 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.
Operation Runco PL-43DHD and P L-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manu al 35 PRE L IMINAR Y Table 4-1. Aspect Ratio Settings Aspect Ratio Remote Control Key Description Anamorphic ANA Select Anamorphic to view 16:9 DVDs and HDTV programs in their nati ve aspect ratio.
Operation 36 Runco PL-43DHD and PL-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Picture Use the contro ls in the Pictur e Menu to cali brate your Plasma Wall for optimum picture quality. The PlasmaWall has be en designed to incorporat e setup and calibration standard s established b y the Imaging Science Foundat ion (ISF).
Operation Runco PL-43DHD and P L-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manu al 37 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.
Operation 38 Runco PL-43DHD and PL-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Color Saturation: On your externa l test patter n source, select a color ba r pattern like th e one shown in Figure 4-4 . Figure 4-4. Typical Colo r Bar Patter n for Adjus ting Color Satur ation and Tint Select Color and pres s ENTER .
Operation Runco PL-43DHD and P L-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manu al 39 PRE L IMINAR Y Sharpness: “Sh arpness” is th e amount of high-frequency detail in the im age. 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 .
Operation 40 Runco PL-43DHD and PL-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Overscan: Image Overscan pushes the out side edge of the active pic ture area of the video signal ou t beyond the ed ge of the display area.
Operation Runco PL-43DHD and P L-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manu al 41 PRE L IMINAR Y Calibration Use the Calibrat ion menu to p erform advanced picture qua lity adjustments.
Operation 42 Runco PL-43DHD and PL-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y • Noise Filter: To apply noise filtering to the inpu t signal, select 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 .
Operation Runco PL-43DHD and P L-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manu al 43 PRE L IMINAR Y Input Names: You can give each DH D Controller inp ut a descriptive name. For exa mple, 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.
Operation 44 Runco PL-43DHD and PL-50DHD 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.
Operation Runco PL-43DHD and P L-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manu al 45 PRE L IMINAR Y HD Format: If the characteristic s of the inco ming signal on the HD1 or HD2 inputs are known, select HD Fo rmat from the Servic e menu and set th em as described below.
Operation 46 Runco PL-43DHD and PL-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y System Reset: To reset ALL DHD Controller settings (inclu ding image setting s) back to their factory defaul ts, choose System Reset from the Servic e menu.
Runco PL-43DHD and P L-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manu al 47 PRE L IMINAR Y 5.1 Troubleshooting Tips Table 5-1 provide s some general guidelines for trou bleshooting problems you may encounter w ith the PlasmaWall. If you encounter an issue not desc ribed here, p lease contact your Ru nco dealer or Runco Tech nical Support.
Maintenance and Troubleshooting 48 Runco PL-43DHD and PL-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Image is too bright and/or lacks definition in the bright areas of the image. • Contrast is set too high. • Lower the cont rast setting. Image appears “washed out” and/or dark areas appear too bright.
Runco PL-43DHD and P L-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manu al 49 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 .
Serial Communications 50 Runco PL-43DHD and PL-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manual P RELI M INARY Input Selection Commands COMPONENT NA YES Selects the Component input COMPOSITE NA YES Selects the Compos.
Serial Communications Runco PL-43DHD and P L-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manu al 51 PRE L IMINAR Y Picture Adjust Commands BRIGHTNESS -100/100 YES Sets a value for brightness BRIGHTNESS? NA NA Returns b.
Serial Communications 52 Runco PL-43DHD and PL-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manual P RELI M INARY Input Position Comm ands IHEIGHT -100/100 YES Sets the value for input height IHEIGHT? NA NA Returns inpu.
Serial Communications Runco PL-43DHD and P L-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manu al 53 PRE L IMINAR Y Miscellaneous Commands BKGND -100/100 YES Sets the background color for 4:3 aspect ratio (-100 = black;.
Serial Communications 54 Runco PL-43DHD and PL-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manual P RELI M INARY Notes:.
Runco PL-43DHD and P L-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manu al 55 PRE L IMINAR Y 7.1 PlasmaWall Specifications Table 7-1 lists the Plas maWall specifications.
Specifications 56 Runco PL-43DHD and PL-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 7.2 DHD Controller Specifications Table 7-2 lists the DHD Controller specifications.
Specifications Runco PL-43DHD and P L-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manu al 57 PRE L IMINAR Y 7.3 PlasmaWall Dimensions Figure 7-1 and Figure 7 -2 show the PlasmaWall dimensions (all dimensions a re in inch es). Figure 7-1. PlasmaWall M odel PL-43DHD Dimensions 43.
Specifications 58 Runco PL-43DHD and PL-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y Figure 7-2. PlasmaWa ll Mo del PL-50DHD Dimensions 49.133 30.045 50.229 43.729 24.712 0 1.253 4.093 46.732 48.073 2.080 0 9.156 15.062 20.968 29.515 0 14.801 34.293 .
Specifications Runco PL-43DHD and P L-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manu al 59 PRE L IMINAR Y 7.4 Computer/Video Signal Compatibility The PlasmaWall can display video signals from a variety of c omputer sources via its RGB and DVI inputs. Table 7-3 lists th e signal types th at are comp atible with th e PlasmaWall.
Specifications 60 Runco PL-43DHD and PL-50DHD Owner’s Operating Manual PRE L IMINAR Y 1152x870 75.1 68 .5 *** *** – Apple Macintosh 21” 1152x900 66.0 61 .8 *** *** – Sun Microsystems LO 76.0 71.7 *** *** – Sun Microsystems HI 1280x960 60.0 60 .
PlasmaWall Service Remote Control Runco PL-43DH D and PL-50DHD Owner’ s Operating Manual A-1 A.1 Overview The PlasmaWall system incl ud es two remote control units : the standard DHD remote control (see Figure 2-5 ) and the Service Remo te Control, sho wn in Figure A-1 an d described in the paragr aphs that follow.
PlasmaWall Service Remote Control A-2 Runco PL-43DHD and PL-50D HD Owner’s Operating Manual 1. ASPECT RA TIO Press this button re peatedly to select a display aspect ratio (this may be necessary with certain com puter resolution s). 2. POWER Press to cycle th e monitor between on and standby .
PlasmaWall Service Remote Control Runco PL-43DH D and PL-50DHD Owner’ s Operating Manual A-3 Figure A-2. PlasmaWall Setup Menu Video NR (N oise Reduction) To change the Noise Reduction setting on INPUT 1: 1. Press 1 to switch to PlasmaWall INPUT 1. 2.
PlasmaWall Service Remote Control A-4 Runco PL-43DHD and PL-50D HD Owner’s Operating Manual Notes:.
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