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OWNER’S OPERATING MANUAL
CL-500
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Limited Warranty 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 will enjoy many years of unparalleled video performance. Please read this consumer protection plan carefully and retain it with your other important documents. This is a LIMITED WARRANTY as defined by the U.S. Consumer Product Warranty and Federal Trade Comm
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EFFECTIVE WARRANTY DATE: This warranty begins on the effective date of delivery to the end user. For your convenience, keep the original bill of sale as evidence of the purchase date. IMPORTANT: WARRANTY REGISTRATION: Please fill out and mail your warranty registration card. It is imperative that Runco knows how to reach you promptly if we should discover a safety problem or product update for which you must be notified. TO OBTAIN SERVICE, CONTACT YOUR RUNCO DEALER: Repairs made under the terms
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User’s Manual Runco CL-500 Video Projector User’s Manual Thank you for your purchase of this quality Runco video projector! It has been designed to provide you with the quality of video that is expected in a home theater. For the best performance, please read this manual carefully as it is your guide through the menus and operation. WARNING This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of CAUTION uninsulated " dangerous voltage " within the product's RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK enc
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User’s Manual 1. Overview Features High Contrast and Picture Quality TM This single-DMD DLP projector provides excellent contrast ratio, color uniformity and seamlesss picture quality. Fantastic Dynamic Performance and Rich Gray-scale With a 6-segment color wheel, the picture's refresh rate can attain speeds of up to 240 Hz. By doing this, this unit provides fantastic dynamic performance and rich gray-scale without the 'color-flicker' or 'rainbowing' associated with TM other single-DMD DLP pro
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Runco Location ❚ Front / Upper Side 9 8 7 6 5 4 1 2 3 4 1. Front Lamp Cover 6. Power LED and Lamp LED Show the status of power and lamp. Remove this cover when replacing the For more details, see "Control Panel" on lamp. page 5 2. Projection Lens 7. Top IR Sensor 3. Front IR Sensor 8. Power ON Indicator 4. Ventilation Holes (exhaust) 9. Cord cover 5. Focus Ring and Zoom Ring Adjusts the focus and zoom of image. ❚ Rear / Bottom Side 4 3 2 1 4 5 7 6 1. Connector Panel 5. Rear Adjusters Adjust
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User’s Manual Controls and Functions ❚ Control Panel 4 3 Power Lamp Power Lamp 12 1. POWER LED Indicate the status of the power ■ Light Orange when the AC power cord is plugged into the wall outlet (standby mode). Once in the standby mode, you can turn on the projector by pressing ON key on the remote control for ONE second. ■ Light Green when the power is turned on (operational mode). ■ Flash Orange for the first 30 seconds after power-up indicating that the lamp is warming up. ■ Flash Green
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Runco ❚ Connector Panel 213 6 7 S-Video RS-232C 12V Trigger Video Y CBR C Computer G/Y B/PBR R/P H V 54 1. Video (RCA Jack) Composite video signal input. 2. S-Video (mini DIN 4-pin) Y/C (S-video) signal input 3. Component (RCA Jacks) 480i Component (Y/CB/CR) video signal input 4. RGB/ HDTV (BNC) DTV Y/PB/PR or DTV RGB video signal input. 5. Computer (D-Sub 15-pin) RGB Computer signal input. 6. RS-232C (RJ-11 Jack) RS-232C control signal input. 7. 12v Trigger (mini jack) +12V output, active whe
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User’s Manual ❚ Remote Control ON Hold down this button for ONE second to turn on the VIDEO: Composite video signal unit. input. OFF S-VIDEO: S-Video signal input Press this button to turn off COMPONENT: Component Y/ the unit. CB/CR input COMPONENT HD: DTV Y/ PB/PR signal input RGB HD: DTV RGBHV signal ANAMORPHIC: For 16: input 9 DVDs. PC: Computer signal input 4 X 3: The input signal will be scaled to fit 4: 3 display mode in the center of screen. LETTERBOX: Letter box mode. Ima
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Runco 2. Installation Remote Control Push and slide to open the cover. Install the two AAA batteries with the correct polarity, then close the cover. Notes on Batteries ■ Make sure that the battery polarities are correct when installing the batteries. ■ Do not mix an old battery with a new one or different types of batteries. ■ If you will not use the remote control for a long time, remove the batteries to avoid damage from battery leakage. Notes on Remote Control Operation ■ Make sure th
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User’s Manual ❚ Adjust the Lens Zoom/Focus ring Adjust the projected image size you need with the zoom ring on the lens. To focus the image, rotate the focus ring on the lens. Focus Focus Zoom Zoom in Zoom Zoom ou outt in ❚ Adjust the height There are 4 screw adjusters on the bottom of this unit. You can adjust the height or projection angle of this unit by using these adjusters. 2. Installation 9
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Runco Installation Ceiling Between 6.10 - 27.36 in. (155 - 695mm) B Projector Base 2.78 in. (70.64 mm) Base plate to center of lens 4.6 in. (117.7 mm) angle C 5.51 in. (140 mm) Lens to center of bracket A Screen Top Half Screen Length Screen __________ (H) x __________ (W) Screen Center B) THROW DISTANCE: For 16 x 9 Screens: Full Screen Length Minimum: (screen width x 1.61) = __________ inches Maximum: (screen width x 2.04) = __________ inches For 4 x 3 Screens: Minimum: (screen width x 1.
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C Throw Di CL-50016x9Aspect RatioScreen Screen Screen Min Throw Max Throw Vertical Offset Height Width Distance Distance Position 40.50 72.00 116.06 147.06 15.50 43.00 77.00 123.23 156.14 16.46 45.00 80.00 128.96 163.40 17.22 47.00 84.00 134.69 170.67 17.99 49.00 87.00 140.42 177.93 18.75 50.00 89.00 143.29 181.56 19.14 51.50 92.00 147.59 187.01 19.71 52.00 93.00 149.02 188.82 19.90 54.00 96.00 154.75 196.08 20.67 56.00 100.00 160.48 203.35 21.43 58.00 103.00 166.22 210.61 22.20 58.50 104.00 1
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Runco 3. Connecting When connecting, make sure to: 1. Turn off all equipment before making any connections. 2. Use the correct signal cables for each source. 3. Ensure the cables are firmly connected. 4. Connect all audio signals to external speakers. This projector is not equipped with speakers. Connecting Video Inputs ❚ Video/ S-Video/ Component (Interlaced Video) S-Video RS-232C 12V Video YCC Trigger BR Computer G/Y B/PBR R/P H V Speaker x 2 DVD Player 12 3. Connecting
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User’s Manual ❚ Progressive Component (DTV Y/PB/PR) S-Video RS-232C 12V Trigger Video YCC BR Computer G/Y B/PBR R/P H V DTV Source ❚ RGBHV (DTV RGB) S-Video RS-232C 12V Video Trigger YCC BR Computer G/Y B/PBR R/P H V DTV Source The RGB BNC input supports two kinds of HDTV formats: Progressive component (DTV Y/PB/PR) and DTV RGB. The unit will auto detect the resolution automatically. 3. Connecting 13
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Runco Connecting a Computer S-Video RS-232C 12V Trigger Video Y CBR C Computer G/Y B/PBR R/P H V PC or Notebook This unit only supports resolutions up to XGA. If the input signal is greater than XGA, the projector will display a warning message. 14 3. Connecting
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User’s Manual 4. Basic Operation Turning on the Power ■ The Power LED lights orange when power is applied and the power switch is turned on. ■ Press and hold the ON key on the remote control for ONE second to turn on the unit. The POWER LED will blink orange during warm up period, then OFF ON light solid green. ■ " Searching…." will be displayed on the screen before the projector identifies the input signal. This message will remain on the screen until a valid signal is detected.
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Runco Selecting "ASPECT ratio" ■ Select the proper Aspect Ratio according to the format of signal content. There are four Aspect Ratio for choice: ■ ANAMORPHIC: 4:3 image is stretched horizontally to fit the 16: 9 screen. This is for 16:9 DVDs. ANAMORPHIC 4X3 LETTERBOX ■ 4 X 3: The input signal will be scaled to fit 4 : 3 display mode in the center of screen. ■ LETTERBOX: Letter box mode. Image in letter box VIRTUAL WIDE format is enlarged to fit 16:9 full screen display and the upper/lo
