Planar Bobcat X SN-4045-WX User Manual

Bobcat X

SN-4045-WX

User Guide

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SN-4045-WX

Bobcat X

40" Direct-view LCD Panel

User Guide

020-0550-00B

Copyright ©30 Jan 2007 by Planar Systems™, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Contents of this publication may not be reproduced in any form without permission of Planar Systems, Inc.

Trademark Credits Windows™ is a trademark of Microsoft Corp.

APLCD® is a registered trademark Planar Systems, Inc.

All other names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

Disclaimer The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. Planar Systems, Inc. Company
makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this material. While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this
manual, Planar Systems shall not be liable for errors or omissions contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages
in connection with the furnishing, performance, or use of this material.

Limited Warranty Planar warrants to Buyer that the Bobcat X (hereinafter, the “Product”), if properly used and serviced,
will perform substantially in accordance with the product data sheet and users manual, and will be free from defects in material
and workmanship for one year following date of shipment. This warranty does not apply to air filters and other consumable
parts.

If any Product fails to conform to the written warranty, Planar's exclusive liability and Buyer's exclusive remedy will be, at
Planar's option, to repair, replace or credit Buyer's account with an amount equal to the price paid for any such defective Prod­uct returned by Buyer during the warranty period, provided that: (a) Buyer promptly notifies in writing that such Product failed
to conform, furnishes an explanation of any alleged deficiency and obtains from Planar a return authorization; and (b) Planar is
satisfied that claimed deficiencies actually exist and were not caused by accident, misuse, neglect, alteration, improper instal­lation or repair, or improper testing. Planar will have a reasonable time to make repairs, to replace Products, or to credit
Buyer's account.

Limitations Any written warranty offered by Planar is in lieu of all other warranties, express or implied. Planar neither
assumes nor authorizes any other person to assume any other liabilities in connection with the sales or use of any product with­out limitation. Planar disclaims all other warranties, express or implied, including any warranty of merchantability or fitness
for a particular purpose. In no event will Planar be liable to buyer or any other party for procurement costs, loss of profits, loss
of use, or for any other incidental, consequential, indirect or special damages or for contribution or indemnity claims, however
caused. Planar's liability shall be limited to actual direct damages not in excess of the amounts paid to Planar by buyer for the
Product. These limitations will apply to all claims, including, without limitation, warranty, contract, indemnity, tort (including
negligence), strict liability or otherwise.

Quality Assurance Program To ensure long-term, top-quality performance of Planar’s direct-view LCD products, Planar
provides out-of-warranty coverage for image quality failures with a prorated replacement cost discount, as detailed below

For a period of three (3) years from the date of shipment, the Product is covered against temporary image retention (TIR)
and uneven display (UD), which is the formation of dark banding or streaking. If the Product exhibits TIR or UD that is visu­ally objectionable in normal use during the original one (1) year warranty period, the Product shall be repaired or replaced
under Planar warranty policies and procedures. If the Product exhibits visually objectionable TIR or UD outside the warranty
period, Planar will discount the replacement or repair cost of the LCD panel on a monthly prorated basis up to a maximum of
three (3) years from the original shipment date. For example, if the Product fails in the 24th month from shipment, the cus­tomer will be charged 24/36 or 2/3 of the repair cost. Planar will absorb the remaining 1/3 of the cost of repair. The buyer is
responsible for shipping the Product back to Planar; Planar will cover the cost of shipping the repaired Product back to the
Buyer. Repair of the Product is the only warranty option. Planar will not refund the Buyer for the unused portion of the
expected product life. The replacement LCD is fully warranted for ninety days or the remainder of the original Product’s
expected life, whichever is shorter. The replacement LCD qualifies for the additional TIR warranty coverage for the remainder
of the original Product’s expected life. If TIR or UD symptoms can be rectified by turning off the Product or by displaying a
solid black image for two hours, and the Product shipped from Planar within the past three years, the LCD is not eligible for
replacement under the terms of the prorated replacement cost discount program

This prorated replacement cost discount program of LCD panel performance is exclusive of all other warranties written,
express, or implied. All other failure modes are excluded from this additional warranty coverage and strictly covered by the
original one (1) year limited warranty.

ii Bobcat X User Guide

Table of Contents

1.1 What are the Main Features of Bobcat X? … 1

1.2 You Should Have These Accessories … 2

1.3 Safety for You and Bobcat X … 3

2.1 Installing the DVI Board … 7

2.2 Installing the Bobcat X Wall Bracket … 11

2.3 Hanging the Bobcat X on the Wall Bracket … 13

2.4 Connecting Power … 15

2.5 Connecting Picture Sources … 17

2.6 Connecting RS232 Communication … 19

3.1 Quick Start … 21

3.2 Setting Up a Bobcat X … 23

3.2.1 Selecting the Picture … 25

3.2.2 Adjusting Levels for Digital Sources … 29

3.2.3 Adjusting Levels for Analog Sources … 31

3.2.4 Adjusting Levels for Video Sources … 33

3.3 Aspect Ratio Settings … 35

3.3.1 Adjusting Sharpness … 41

3.3.2 Adjusting Position … 43

3.4 Tiling a Display … 45

3.5 Saving and Recalling Configurations … 47

3.5.1 Saving Configurations … 48

3.5.2 Recalling Stored Configurations … 51

3.5.3 Deleting a Configuration … 53

3.5.4 Memory: What Is Saved? And Where? … 54

3.5.5 Adjusting Color Balance … 57

3.5.6 Zoom and Position … 61

3.5.7 Viewport Adjustment … 63

3.6 Advanced Options … 65

3.6.1 Auto Setup Options … 66

3.6.2 Menu Options … 67

3.6.3 Miscellaneous Options … 68

3.6.4 Backlight Control … 69

3.7 Serial Port Settings … 71

3.8 Other Operations … 73

4.1 Cleaning the Screen … 75

5.1 Basic Bobcat X Troubleshooting Steps … 77

5.2 Reading the Status Menus … 81

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5.3 Test Patterns … 83

6.4 Menu Structures … 85

6.5 Remote Control Buttons … 123

6.6 Drawings … 129

6.7 Connector Locations and Diagrams … 131

6.8 Optimizing Your Planar Display … 133

6.9 EDID: What It Is and How It Works … 135

Glossary of Terms … 137

Specifications for Bobcat X … 139

Regulatory Information … 141

Index … 143

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1.1 What are the Main Features of Bobcat X?

Flat screen, long backlight life (60,000 hours). Portrait or Landscape orientation

Bobcat X is a 40" LCD display that can be wall-mounted or
mounted on a stand. The display can be portrait or land­scape.

Landscape

Bobcat X is only 3.96" deep. Its aspect ratio is 1.77
(16:9). Its native resolution is WXGA (1366 × 768). It
accepts a wide range of input pictures from VGA to UXGA
in either analog or digital (DVI).

For video it accepts NTSC, PAL, and SECAM as com­posite, component, or S-Video.

Most important, it is easy to set up and adjust.

What features were added to Bobcat X?

Bobcat X was developed from Bobcat II
(SN-4035-WX), and adds these features and enhancements.

Portrait

• Native WXGA resolution

• Increased contrast ratio of 1000:1

• Can be ordered in two different configurations: Base
Model and Video Model

• Automatic ambient light sensing and backlight adjust­ment

• 40 memory slots for easy configuration switching

• Improved video performance

• Improved component serviceability

• Optional tabletop feet

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1.2 You Should Have These Accessories

Standard accessories

• 1 Power cord

• 1 VGA cable

•1 Remote control

• This User Guide

Optional accessories

• Free-standing feet

• Adapter Plate, WAL-4025-00, with hardware

Bobcat X

SN-4045-WX

The Adapter Plate comes with 4 nuts and 8 metric
screws. The 4 nuts hold the Wall Bracket to the Adapter
Plate.

User Guide

• Wall Bracket, with CATLOCK™ and locking tool

The Adapter Plate can be bolted to a wall. Or the
Adapter Plate can be screwed onto an NEC plasma monitor
display stand using the 8 metric screws.

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1.3 Safety for You and Bobcat X

This list of safety warning and caution notes isn’t very long. Reading it could save you from getting an electric
shock.

This display was designed with safety in mind. How­ever, if you don’t heed the safety warning and cautions, you
could get hurt. The safety warning are on stickers in various
places in and on the display. They are reproduced on these
pages so you can see them all at once.

There are some other times you should know relating to
safety:

WARNING

Wall mounts must be secure.

If the displays are hung on a wall, the wall must be
strong enough to hold them. Each display unit weighs
about 55 lbs. (25 kg). Simply mounting it to wallboard or
wall paneling won’t be adequate or safe. The mounting
method must be capable of holding 5 times this weight, 275
lbs. (125 kg) for each display unit.

CAUTION

The screen could be damaged by heavy pres­sure.

Bobcat X screens are protected with a cover glass to
protect the LCD.

Some Bobcat Xs are shipped, at customer request, with­out this protective glass. In these, the LCD is not protected.
Slight pressure on the LCD will cause distortion of the
image. Heavier pressure will cause permanent damage.
Bobcat Xs of this type should be mounted where viewers
cannot touch the screen.

Lamp(s) inside this product contain mercury.
This product may contain other electronic

waste that can be hazardous if not disposed
of properly. Recycle or dispose in accordance with
local, state, or federal Laws. For more information,
contact the Electronic Industries Alliance at

www.eiae.org

check www.lamprecycle.org

. For lamp specific disposal information,

.

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2.1 Installing the DVI Board

Planar Systems ships the DVI board separately from the Bobcat X to some customers and for field upgrades.

✎

The DVI Board is the field-installed video board for
the Video Model of Bobcat X.

1. If you powered up the unit to confirm proper working
order upon receipt, turn off AC power to the Bobcat X
and remove the power cord.

2. Place the unit face down on a flat surface on something
soft and non-scratching. If your unit does not have a
protective face glass panel, be EXTREMELY careful as
the LCD material can be scratched.

3. Confirm that your DVI Board package contains four (4)
mounting screws, a replacement DVI cover panel, and a
disposable grounding wrist strap.

4. On the back of the Bobcat X, remove the blank cover
panel.

b) Remove the blank panel by pushing down slightly

on the inserted end of the panel as you pull it out.

As you remove the panel,
push down slightly on this
end of the panel as you pull
it towards you

a) Unscrew the two screws holding the blank panel in

place. Save the screws for the replacement panel you
will install later.

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c) Recycle the blank panel with other aluminum scrap

metal.

5. Attach the grounding wrist strap to bare metal on the
chassis. Using standard ESD procedures, remove the

DVI board from the anti-static bag. (The DVI board is
shown in the pictures below.)

Use a grounding wrist
strap (not shown) or
other personal ESD
devices to prevent
damage to the board

6. Carefully slide the right side of the board into the slot
on the right side of the opening.

7. Align the connector on the board with the connector in
the opening.

Gently push the board into the connector. The board is
fully seated when the four screw holes are aligned.

8. Screw down the four corners of the DVI board with the
supplied mounting screws.

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9. Slide the DVI replacement cover panel into place. Press
down gently on the insertion end of the panel to help
the tabs insert in the slots.

As you insert the panel,
push down slightly on this
end of the panel

10. Secure the DVI replacement cover panel using the
screws you removed earlier.

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2.2 Installing the Bobcat X Wall Bracket

The Bobcat X hangs on its wall bracket in either landscape or portrait orientation.

Installing the wall bracket

The wall bracket comes with each Bobcat X. See picture

in “You Should Have These Accessories” on page 2.

Using hardware you supply, bolt or screw the wall
bracket to a wall. Be sure to bolt or screw to structural ele­ments of the wall, not just the wall board or drywall. The
Bobcat X weighs 55 lbs. (25 kg). The mounting method
you use must be capable of holding five times this weight
(265 lbs., 120 kg). The mounting holes are on 6.26" cen­ters. When installed, the wall bracket protrudes 0.375" from
the back panel of the Bobcat X.

✎ This space at the rear of the Bobcat X will

be occupied by the wall bracket when the
display is hanging on a wall.

Ventilation

The Bobcat X needs no space to the rear for ventilation.
However, like all electronic devices, it does produce some
heat. The space above the display should provide enough
space so that heated air can get away. This means you
should not mount it into a sealed space with nowhere for
the heated air to escape.

Portrait or Landscape

The wall bracket always mounts the same way, whether
the displays will be hung as portrait or landscape. The
hooks on the wall bracket should always have the open part
facing upward.

✎ The Locking Wall Bracket does not have the

large back plate. It consists of the square, open
box with the locking mechanism. This Locking
Wall Bracket with CATLOCK™ is a standard
accessory.

For array mounting guidelines, contact Planar Systems.

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2.3 Hanging the Bobcat X on the Wall Bracket

The locking system for the Bobcat X wall bracket prevents the display from jumping off the bracket during earth
tremors, and it helps deter theft.

Two-person job

The Bobcat X weighs just over 55 lbs. (25 kg). Always
have two persons hang the display on the wall bracket.

Two orientations

The Bobcat X hangs in either landscape or portrait ori­entation. The small black square shows the position of the
AC power receptacle. The gray rectangle shows the posi­tion of the picture connectors, when viewed from the front.

Landscape

Portrait

✎ The Bobcat X will not rotate the picture. The

source (computer or video source) must rotate the
picture. The Bobcat X can rotate the menus, so
the internal menus will be upright with either
orientation.

Hanging the display

Before you hang the first display, practice using the lock
lever to open and close the locking mechanism.

4. Use the locking tool to lock the display onto the wall
bracket. To see if it is locked in place, try to lift the dis­play. If it won’t lift, its locked.

Locking and unlocking

This end of the locking tool
works from below the wall
bracket.

This end of the locking tool
works from the sides of the
wall bracket.

✎ After the display is hung, the connectors for video

and power are a little difficult to see. Some
installers connect power and video cables just
before hanging the display.

1. Be sure the locking lever is in the open position. The
tab on the lever should not protrude below the bottom
of the box.

2. Using two persons, lift the display so the power recep­tacle is at the bottom for landscape hanging.

✎ For portrait orientation, the power receptacle will

be on the left, looking from the front.

3. Hang the display in the hooks. Pull forward on the dis­play to see that it is properly in the hooks.

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Unlocking from the side: Slide the tool in from the side. It will ride up
over the lock and catch it. Pull the lock back to unlock.

Unlocking from the bottom: Slide the tool in from the bottom, keep­ing the open side of the hook to the left, as shown. Catch the lock and
pull down.

Back side of the locking lever, showing the
two pins that the tool hooks onto.

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2.4 Connecting Power

Bobcat X accepts 110-120 VAC and 200-240 VAC with no manual switching. It is the responsibility of the
installer to provide the power supply cord certified for use in the destination country.

Plug the power cord into the receptacle on the rear of the
Bobcat X. Plug the other end into a good source of AC
power.

When ready, turn on the power switch.

Normal operation

It is normal to leave the power connected and the power
switch on all the time and turn the backlight on and off as
desired.

For power receptacle dimensions, see see “Connector
Locations and Diagrams” on page 131.

Power receptacle and power switch location

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2.5 Connecting Picture Sources

The Bobcat X accepts inputs from many different sources, depending on configuration

Which Configuration Do You Have?

The Bobcat X can be ordered in one of two configura-

tion: Base Model or Video Model.

Base Model Inputs

The base model has on analog computer video input port
and two RS232 ports (input and output). You may connect
standard sources ranging from VGA to UXGA and 480i,
480p, 720p, or 1080i to the analog video input port.

Video Model Inputs

The Video Model has a total of five different inputs. Of
these five different video inputs, four are the same for both
models: Analog, Composite, S-Video, and Component
(YPbPr).

The fifth connector on the Video Model is a DVI input
port that accepts all video and graphics signal inputs up to
165MHz pixel clock.

Computer sources

Connect analog computer sources to the analog connec­tor or on Video Models, connect digital computer sources
to the DVI connector.

Most DVD players have red, green, and blue RCA con-

nectors for component video output.

Connectors and Locations

The locations of the connectors are show in the illustra-

tion on 7.

✎ For exact locations and dimensions of connectors,

see “Connector Locations and Diagrams” on
page 131.

Since computer sources are RGB, you must set the Col­orspace to RGB in the Picture menu.

Video Sources

Connect composite video sources to the yellow RCA
connector, S-Video sources to the S-Video connector, and
component video sources to the red, green, and blue RCA
connectors.

Component and S-Video connectors accept NTSC and
PAL video sources. The composite connector also accepts
SECAM video sources.

✎ For some customers and field upgrades, video

boards are shipped separately and must be
installed prior to use. For more information, see
“Installing the DVI Board” on page 7.

YPbPr sources

Component video sources, such as those provided by

some DVD players, should be connected to the component
connectors. These connectors accept 480i and 576i signals
(480p and HD signals are not accepted).

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The Video Model

The Base Model (shown above) has
only and Analog VGA connector.

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2.6 Connecting RS232 Communication

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RS232 control is not necessary for operation, but it is a convenient way to control Bobcat Xs from a distance. If
your installation will not use RS232 control, skip this section.

RS232 control has one big advantage: you can control all
the units from a computer at a considerable distance from
the wall. You can control:

• units one at a time;

• several video walls separately;

• all the units in all the walls at the same time.

Almost everything you can do with the remote, you can
do with RS232 commands. Plus, you can send inquiries to
the units and find out the current settings and values.

RS232 connections are made with cables like those used
for computer networks. These cables have eight (8) con­ductors and have RJ-45 connectors on each end.

✎ It is important that the cable has “straight through”

connections. To know if your cable is correct, hold
the two connectors side by side with the ends
pointing in the same direction. Look at the side of
the connectors that do not have the locking tab. If
the colors of the wires inside the connector are the
same left to right for both connectors, this is the
correct cable. If the colors are mirror reflections of
each other, it is the wrong type.

Wiring the adapter

To go from 9-pin D-sub serial connector on the back of the
computer to an RJ45 connector, use a standard
RJ45-to-9-pin adapter. Wire it internally as shown. The
wiring shown for this adapter is correct for straight-
through cables. Straight-through cables are wired 1-to-1,
2-to-2, etc.

Yellow wire pin 3

Black wire pin 2

Green wire pin 5

RJ45 9-pin

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You need an adapter to go from the computer’s 9-pin serial
output connector to an RJ-45 connector. Adapters of this
type are readily available at computer and electronic supply
stores. You will only need one adapter; all the rest of the
connections will be RJ-45 to RJ-45.

The adapter is not pre-wired. You will make three con­nections inside the adapter, as described below.

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Connecting RS232 cables

1. Connect the adapter to the serial output connector of
the controlling computer. (This computer does not have
to be the same one as the computer used as a picture
source.) The serial output is sometimes called the
Comm Port, and sometimes there are two.

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✎ If the serial output is a 25-pin connector, use a 25-

to-9-pin adapter, then the 9-pin to RJ-45 adapter.

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2. Connect a cable from the RJ-45 adapter to the nearest
unit’s RS232 In connector.

3. Connect this first unit’s RS232 Out connector to the
next unit’s RS232 In connector.

4. Continue in this way until all units are connected.

✎ The order in which you connect the units is not

important. You can connect them in any order that
is convenient and keeps the cable lengths to a
minimum.

From the first unit, connect RS232 Out to the next unit’s
RS232 In. Continue in this way until all units are in the
loop. The order of units in the loop does not matter because
each unit in the array must have a unique address.

✎ The loop-through limit is approximately 30 units in

typical situations. However, if the units are spaced
far apart or the total length of the loop-through is
very long, this limit may be reduced. You may
need multiple RS232 sources.

For information about configuring RS232 communica­tions, see “Serial Port Settings” on page 71.

RS232 Connector Location

For exact locations and dimensions of connectors, see
“Connector Locations and Diagrams” on page 131.

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3.1 Quick Start

After you select the picture source, most of the rest of setup is automatic, although you can override the automatic
settings and adjust anything manually.

Selecting the source means choosing the connector where
the picture is coming in. You’ll chose from the following
connectors, depending on the model:

Base Video

Analog Analog

DVI

Composite

S-Video

Component (YPbPr)

Quick start

Connect power and turn on the power switch, which should
light. The backlight will come on automatically. If the
power was already on, and the backlight is off, press the
remote

ON button.

1. Aim the remote control at the lower right corner (in
landscape mode; in portrait mode, it is in the lower left
corner of the Bobcat X) and press

SOURCE on the

remote.

ON

LAMP

OFF

SOURCE

CURTAIN

SAVE

LEVEL

FREQ/

PHASE

SETUP

2. Press

MENU. The Main Menu displays on the screen

Main Menu

Picture

Size & Position

Aspect Ratio & Wall

Memory

Diagnostics

Advanced Options

Program Information

3. Select Picture with the up-down arrow keys on the

remote and press

Picture

Source Analog 2

Colorspace RGB

Sync Type Separate H&V

Vertical Frequency (frame locked) 60Hz

Horizontal Frequency 1080 kHz

Pixel Frequency 1280MHz

Horizontal Resolution 1280

Vertical Resolution 768

Frequency

Phase

ENTER. This opens the Picture menu.

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100.0

The Bobcat X looks at each of the connectors and stops
on the first one that is receiving a valid picture.
If this is successful (it may take 10 seconds) stop here.
If you have several sources connected, press
again to go to the next one with a picture.
If you get no picture or have other trouble, read the rest
of these steps.

✎ If you use a video source (such as from a

progressive DVD player) on the Analog or Digital
inputs, manually change the Colorspace to YPbPr.
Otherwise the colors will be wrong.

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Sharpness Sharpest

Input Levels

SOURCE

✎ TIP: The FREQ/PHASE button opens the Picture

Landscape

Portrait

IR Receiver
and Power LED

menu directly.

• The IR receiver for the remote is a small hole in the
lower left corner of the display. Be sure the remote is
aimed toward it. (In Portrait orientation the IR receiver
is in the lower left corner.

About the remote

The remote control operates with IR (infra-red) signals
going to the IR receiver. The receiver is in the lower right
corner (in landscape mode; in portrait mode, it is in the
lower left corner) of the screen bezel behind a small hole.

4. Select Source and press E

NTER. This opens the

Source menu (the menu shown below is from the

Video Model; the Base Model have different options):

Analog

Digital

Component (YPbPr)

S-Video

Composite

5. With the UP or DOWN arrow keys, select the input
connector you want:

All Models Analog, usually computer sources,

VGA through UXGA

Video Model Digital (DVI connector)

Component

Composite Video

S-Video

(Later, to prevent accidental adjustment of the display,
disable the remote control function using an RS232 com­mand.)

A quick reference for all the remote buttons is found in
“Remote Control Buttons” on page 123.

If the remote doesn’t work

• The batteries in the remote are dead or installed wrong.

• The remote was not aimed at the screen.

• Something is blocking the IR receiver in the Bobcat X.

• IR remote action was disabled by an RS232 command.

✎ The remote control has a large spread of its IR

radiation. It is difficult from a distance to control
only one Bobcat X in an array. Step closer.

6. Press

ENTER. The Bobcat X will immediately display

the picture. Within a second or two the Bobcat X will
analyze the picture and adjust to it.

If you see no picture …

• Check the source by connecting it to another type of
display. If the source is a laptop, maybe it has timed out
and the screen is blank. Did you enable the VGA output
on the rear of the laptop?

• Check the power switch near the AC power cord. It
should be lit.

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3.2 Setting Up a Bobcat X

The source picture—from computer, video, DVD—is not always perfect in its size or resolution; it does not always
conform exactly to a standard. Bobcat X can compensate for this.

You’ll find it easier to configure your Bobcat Xs when you
perform the steps in the following order:

• Select the Source (Picture)

• Adjust the Input Levels

• Select the Scale Mode

• Adjust the Sharpness

• Check the Image Position

Then if you are using multiple units, whether in a ban-

ner, tower, or wall, perform the remaining steps:

• Set up Tiling for the image on multiple units

• Adjust Scaling and Cropping

• Color Balance the units

Computer sources vary quite a bit from computer to com­puter. They even vary between video outputs on the same
video card. Video sources vary more.

To make the Bobcat X respond correctly to these non-

standard sources we adjust Input Levels.

How does Input Level relate to Color Balance?

To make all the displays show the same color and bright­ness across the whole array, you need to adjust input levels
and do color balancing.

The Input Level adjustment process asks you to provide
a picture from the computer that is black, then one that is
pure white. With these, you can quickly and automatically
make the display “learn” what this computer means by
black and white.

The result? Good pictures, using all the dynamic range
of color coming from the computer.

✎ For Input Levels, if you must use black and white

coming from the computer you will use for the
program. Don’t make this adjustment with your
work laptop and then switch to another computer
for the display’s program of pictures.

What does Color Balance do?

Color balancing adjusts all the displays in an array so
they produce the same colors across the entire array.

Displays differ from one another because of very small
differences in the color of the light produced by the back­light and by differences in the liquid crystal panels them­selves.

In color balancing you use the display’s internal test pat­terns of white, first, then gray. The internal pattern assures
that a pure white is used.

You can do Input Levels first, or you can do Color Bal-

ance first. It doesn’t matter. But they must both be done.

✎ Input Levels and Color Balance do not affect each

other, but they both affect the final picture.

✎ If you have a stand-alone application, you don’t

need to do color balancing, but you can use the
Color Balancing menu to adjust the color to your
preferences. Nonetheless, you should still set
Input Levels.

What does Input Level do?

For analog computer sources adjusting to the computer’s
picture output means finding what that computer means by
black and white.

Black is supposed to be a voltage of zero coming from
the computer’s video card, but it almost never is. White is
supposed to be a voltage of 0.7 volts, but it usually isn’t
either.

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Configuring units with RS232

If you intend to configure the units using RS232, you’ll
need to do one of the following:

• Learn and use the RS232 command equivalents for the
menu commands in this chapter.

• Via RS232 commands, “disable” the remote control for
all units other than the one you are currently configur­ing.

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3.2.1 Selecting the Picture

Selecting the source (picture) manually is usually quicker than using the SETUP button.

Selecting the picture is really selecting the input connector.

If you have the Base Model, you have only one connec­tor, which is a HD-15 for analog computer sources. If you
have the Video Model, you have the following additional

connectors:

Video Model

Analog

Digital

Component (YPbPr)

Composite

S-Video

Computer sources

Use the HD-15 connector for standard analog inputs, the
type we’ve used for years with computers. For digital
inputs, use the DVI connector. Either of these accepts pic­tures of the following common standards as well as many,
many others:

Type Resolution

VGA 640 x 480

SVGA 800 x 600

XGA 1024 x 768

SXGA 1280 x 1024

1360 x 768, 1366 x 768

UXGA 1600 x 1200

HD1920 1920 x 1080

VESA 640 x 400

Component video sources

Component video sources are assumed to be YPbPr and
are brought into the Bobcat X via the Analog ports.

DVD and component video sources

DVD players have composite video and S-Video out­puts, and sometimes have component video outputs from
three RCA connectors. Component video sources are
assumed to be YPbPr, so you do not need to specify the
colorspace.

Composite Video and S-Video

These two inputs accept NTSC and PAL. The Compos-

ite connector also accepts SECAM video.

To manually select the source

1. After the display is on, on the remote press

PHASE:

FREQ/

This opens the Picture menu.

Picture

Source Analog

Colorspace RGB

Sync Type Separate H&V

Vertical Frequency (frame locked) 60Hz

Horizontal Frequency 50.00kHz

Pixel Frequency 80.10MHz

Horizontal Resolution 1366

Vertical Resolution 768

Frequency

Phase

Sharpness Sharpest

Input Levels

1602

22.5°

✎ HDCP (High-Definition Copy Protection) is not

supported.

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2. With the selector on Source, press ENTER.

The Source popup menu displays to the right of the Pic­ture menu. (To save space, only the Source popup menu
is shown below.)

Analog

Digital

Component (YPbPr)

S-Video

Composite

3. Use the up and down arrow keys on the remote to select
the type of source, and press

ENTER.

• Analog 1 and 2

Picture

Source Analog

Colorspace RGB

Sync Type Separate H&V

Vertical Frequency (frame locked) 60Hz

Horizontal Frequency 50.00kHz

Pixel Frequency 80.10MHz

Horizontal Resolution 1366

Vertical Resolution 768

Frequency

Phase

Sharpness Sharpest

Input Levels

1602

22.5°

• Component sources on Analog ports

Picture

Source Analog

Colorspace RGB

Sync Type Separate H&V

Vertical Frequency (frame locked) 60Hz

Horizontal Frequency 50.00kHz

Pixel Frequency 80.10MHz

Horizontal Resolution 1366

Vertical Resolution 768

Frequency

Phase

Sharpness Sharpest

Input Levels

• Digital

Picture

Source Digital

Colorspace RGB

Vertical Frequency (frame locked) 60Hz

Horizontal Frequency 50.00kHz

Horizontal Resolution 1366

Vertical Resolution 768

Sharpness Sharpest

• S-Video 1 and 2

1602

22.5°

Picture

Source S-Video

Video Standard NTSC 60 Hz/3.58 MHz

Vertical Frequency (frame locked) 60Hz

Sharpness Sharpest

Input Levels

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• Comp Video 1 and 2 (Composite)

Picture

Source Comp Video

Video Standard NTSC 60 Hz/3.58 MHz

Vertical Frequency (frame locked) 60Hz

Sharpness Sharpest

Input Levels

Component (YPbPr)

Picture

Source Component (YPbPr)

Video Standard NTSC 60 Hz/3.58 MHz

Vertical Frequency (frame locked) 60Hz

Sharpness Sharpest

Input Levels

4. Close the menu by pressing

MENU.

The resolution or type of source picture currently coming in
is displayed on the line just below Source. This is grayed
out because you can’t adjust it.

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3.2.2 Adjusting Levels for Digital Sources

Digital computer sources do not normally need adjustment, but the controls are there if you need them.

These controls are advanced level controls and should not
be adjusted unless you have been briefed by the factory or
are familiar with black level adjustments. They are used to
correct the digital blacks that come from video cards that
have incorrect levels.

✎ Don’t use these controls unless you have been

briefed by Planar or you are familiar with black
level adjustments. These controls are usually not
necessary.

To access the Input Levels menu, on the Remote press

LEVEL:

The Input Levels menu looks different for different col­orspaces. The Input Levels for Digital RGB sources is
shown below:

Input Levels

Black Level (offset)All 128

Red 128

Green 128

Blue 128

Reset Black Level to Default

The Input Levels menu for Digital YPbPr sources is shown
below:

Input Levels

Black Level (offset)All 128

Red 128

Green 128

Blue 128

Hue 128

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Reset Black Level to Default

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3.2.3 Adjusting Levels for Analog Sources

This section applies to Analog RGB (computer) pictures only. The Levels are best adjusted semi-automatically.

Why adjust levels?

For analog RGB pictures the levels for black and white
vary from one computer to another, or from one video pro­cessor to another. They even vary between video outputs
from a multiple-output video card in a computer.

Your pictures will not look their best on Bobcat X until
you adjust for these differences. This is not about adjusting
color or contrast. It’s about telling the Bobcat X what the
computer or processor means by black and by white.

Semi-automatic level adjustment

1. From the computer source, display an all-black picture.

This must come from the computer source that will be
used for the program. It does no good to use your lap-

top for this adjustment, then connect to a different com­puter for the program. Nor can you use the Bobcat X’s
black test pattern. (Hint: Display a black screen using
Windows Paint program.)

✎ To adjust levels for UXGA sources that will be

displayed in One to One scale mode, perform your
adjustments using Fill All scale mode and then
switch back to One to One.

2. To access the Input Levels menu, on the Remote press

LEVEL:

Input Levels

Auto Black Level (offset)

Auto White Level (gain)

Center Point 64 124 99

Black Level (offset)-All 79

Red 89

Green 67

Blue 83

White Level (gain) -All 99

Red 99

Green 99

Blue 99

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3. In the Input Levels menu, select Auto Black Level and

press

ENTER. This menu line says “Working…” until

the process is complete.

4. From the computer source, display an all-white picture.

5. In the Input Levels menu select Auto White Level and

press

ENTER. Wait for “Working…” to disappear.

The Bobcat X is now adjusted to the black and white
levels of this computer using this video card. If you
change computers or video output cards in the com­puter, you must do this again.

✎ Black Level must be done before White Level. The

black and white pictures must come from the real
source. It doesn’t help to do this with a laptop,
then plug in the “real” computer for the program.

els to the brightest and darkest pixel, respectively, in the
picture.

Advanced Options

That completes the levels adjustments. If you have more
than one computer or other analog RGB source, as might
come from a switcher, you should do this for each source
and save the configuration to a memory slot.

Manual level adjustment

1. Display an all-black picture from the source computer.

✎ You cannot make these adjustments using the

internal Test Patterns. The black/white picture
must come from the computer that will be used for
the program material. Adjusting levels with your
laptop, then connecting to the “real” computer will
not do a proper job.

2. On the remote press

LEVEL.

3. In the Input Levels menu, select Black Level and

adjust it up and down with the + \ – keys to make the
three C

ENTER POINT values go to zero. If they do not

all touch zero at the same time, use the individual col­ors under B

LACK LEVEL to adjust them.

✎ Do not go beyond the point where the Minimum

just goes to zero. The idea is to just touch the zero
level.

4. Display an all-white picture from the source computer.

Next, adjust White Level (gain) until the Image Maxi-
mums just go to 255. Again, do not push it up after the
maximum is 255. Just touch the 255 point. You must adjust
Brightness first, Contrast second.

If the three colors are not all at 255 (or 254), adjust them
separately.

Color Balance

Miscellaneous Options

Backlight Settings

Serial Port Settings

Auto Setup Options

Menu Options

Message in Picture

Auto Setup Options

Retry on Lost Signal

Do Black/White Levels

Do Frequency

Do Phase

Do Position

This does not work well because:

• some pictures do not contain a pure white pixel;

• some white pixels contain “spikes,” which makes them
seem brighter than they really are, resulting in incorrect
settings.

For these reasons, we recommend you leave Do Black/

White Levels unchecked.

Full automatic level adjustment

Automatic adjustment of black and white levels does not

do as good a job as manual adjustment of levels. By select­ing Do Black/White Levels box in the Auto Setup Options
menu (Main Menu > Advanced Options > Auto Setup
Options), the Bobcat X adjusts White levels and Black lev-

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3.2.4 Adjusting Levels for Video Sources

Video sources are adjusted best if a color bar test pattern is available from the video source: the DVD or VCR
player. If not, you will have to adjust by eye and the “feel” of the picture.

Adjusting the picture

1. Select a video source in the Picture menu.

2. To access the Input Levels menu, on the Remote press

LEVEL:

Input Levels

Brightness 140

Contrast 165

Saturation 150

Hue 128

Blue Only

5. Uncheck Blue Only

✎ When a video source is selected, Auto Setup

Options is not available. Adjustments must be
made manually.

6. If the color bar pattern has a pluge, you can use it to
adjust Brightness.

Pluge

✎ These controls are also used for analog sources

when you chose YPbPr Colorspace.

Now you have two choices.

• Adjust using any picture from the video source.

• Adjust using a standard color bar pattern from the
source.

Adjusting with color bars

1. If possible, use a color bar pattern from the video
source you will use for the program material. You can­not use the color bar from the Test Patterns menu.

2. In the Input Levels menu, check Blue Only. You
should see only the alternate color bars, all of them
blue.

3. Adjust Saturation to make the outer two color bars
match. Match them in brightness; they will already
match in color.

4. Adjust Hue to make the inner two color bars match.

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Adjust Brightness so you cannot see
the different between these two
marks,

but you can see the difference
between these two marks.

Adjusting with any picture

This procedure must be done after you adjust color bal-

ance (page 57).

1. Choose pictures that have blacks and whites repre­sented as well as a variety of colors.

2. Adjust Contrast, Brightness, Saturation and Hue on one
Bobcat X until it looks satisfactory.

3. Adjust all the other Bobcat Xs in the array so they have
the same values for Contrast, Brightness, Saturation
and Hue as the first Bobcat X.

Saturation

Match

Match

Match

Adjust Saturation so the outside bars match
when Blue Only is checked.

Hue

Match

Adjust Hue so inside bars match when
Blue Only is checked.

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3.3 Aspect Ratio Settings

The aspect ratio of any picture is its width divided by its height. W / H = Aspect Ratio

The native aspect ratio of the Bobcat X screen is 1.77,
which is sometimes referred to as 16:9. This is the WXGA
and HDTV picture format.

The aspect ratio of a picture is width divided by height:

1366 horizontal pixels, 768 vertical pixels

1366 / 768 = 1.77

Many pictures do not have this aspect ratio. Standard
television, VGA, SVGA, and XGA signals are 1.33. Mov­ies from DVDs vary depending on the original film format,
often 1.85. The larger the number, the “wider” the picture
seems.

When the incoming picture is a different aspect ratio
from the screen, Bobcat X gives you six choices to make it
fit.

Scale Mode Settings

1. To select the scaling mode, on the remote press

The Aspect Ratio & Wall menu displays.

Aspect Ratio & Wall

Scale Mode Crop

Justify Center

Overscan 0%

Border Color Black

Wall Width 1

Wall Height 1

Unit Column 1

Unit Row 1

Wall Mode

WALL.

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Frame Compensation

Frame Height 97 pixels

Frame Width 157 pixels

✎ If the Bobcat X does not have a Big Picture Key

installed, this menu looks different.

2. With the selector on Scale Mode, press ENTER.

The Scale Mode sub-menu displays.

Fill All

Crop

Letterbox/Pillarbox

Widescreen (16x9)

Normal Video (4x3)

One to One

The six Scale Modes are “radio” buttons; you can
only choose one.

✎ The Scale Mode menu icons change to indicate

the effect each mode will have on the picture
based on the Justify and Scale Mode settings, and
the source resolution.

Scale
Mode

Fill All No distortion Compresses width to fit Stretches width of image Displays at native resolu-

Affect on Input Type on 4X3 Display Affect on Input Type on 16X9 Display

Standard Video or
VGA/SVGA/XGA

1080i or WXGA Com­puter Source

Standard Video, VGA/
SVGA/XGA, or 4X3

1080i or WXGA Computer
or 16X9 Source

tion without distortion

Fill All makes the picture fit top-to-bottom and left-to-right regardless of how this stretches or compresses the picture. Fill
All distorts the picture, when the aspect ratio of the incoming picture is not the same as the Bobcat X screen.

Crop No distortion Crops width of image;

fits height of image with­out distortion

Crops top and bottom of
image; fits width of image
without distortion

Displays at native resolu­tion without distortion

Crop expands non-native aspect ratio pictures until the second edges touch the border and lets the other edges of the pic-
ture fall outside the display and get cropped

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Scale
Mode

Affect on Input Type on 4X3 Display Affect on Input Type on 16X9 Display

Standard Video or
VGA/SVGA/XGA

1080i or WXGA Com­puter Source

Standard Video, VGA/
SVGA/XGA, or 4X3

1080i or WXGA Computer
or 16X9 Source

Letter­box/
Pillarbox

No distortion Fits width of image with-

out distortion; fills height
with border

Fits height of image without
distortion; fills width with
border

Displays at native resolu­tion without distortion

Letterbox/Pillarbox expands the picture until the first edges (top-bottom or left-right) touch the border of the display,
and then fills in the other sides with a solid color

Wide­screen

Stretches width of
image. Fills Top and
Bottom with border

Fits width of image with­out distortion; fills height
with border

Stretches image to fill width
without affecting height

Displays at native resolu­tion without distortion

Widescreen (16x9) forces the aspect ratio to 16 x 9 (1.77), the standard for many DVD movies. This will distort any pic­ture other than 16X9 aspect ratio pictures. Widescreen can be used to display anamorphic DVDs on an array

Normal
Video

No distortion Compresses width to fit,

no border

Fits height and width of
image without distortion;
fills width with border

Fits height of image, com­presses width and fills
with border

.

Normal Video (4x3) forces a 4 x 3 (1.33) aspect ratio, the ratio of standard television. Normal Video is used to display
YPbPr video on the analog input port. Its resolution is 720x640 which is not 4x3 but it should be displayed as 4x3 (the
pixels aren't square)

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Scale
Mode

Affect on Input Type on 4X3 Display Affect on Input Type on 16X9 Display

Standard Video or
VGA/SVGA/XGA

1080i or WXGA Com­puter Source

Standard Video, VGA/
SVGA/XGA, or 4X3

1080i or WXGA Computer
or 16X9 Source

One to
One

No distortion Fits width of image with-

out distortion; fills height
with border

Example above rep­resents an XGA
input on an XGA
resolution unit, such
as a Puma X
(1024 x 768)

Example above repre­sents a 1080i
(1920 X 1080) resolution

Displays image without dis­tortion at actual size with
border on all sides

Example above represents
a VGA input

Displays at native resolu­tion without distortion

Example above is for
1366 x 768 input on
1366 x 768 native resolu­tion or 1920 x 1080 input
on 1920 x 1080 native
resolution

One to One maintains the original size and aspect ratio of the picture. This may leave blank areas on all four sides. For
instance, a VGA picture (640 × 480) on a 16X9 display will occupy only a small area in the center of the screen. For
UXGA sources on a 16X9 display, this will crop the picture top, bottom, and sides. The primary use of One to One is to
display the image without scaling artifacts and with minor cropping

✎ The One to One Scale Mode will produce different cropping results and the image size will be different for

each input resolution

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Justify Settings

Justify determines how the picture will be placed in the
wall. For a single unit, Justify determines placement on the
screen.

To p/ Le ft positions the image starting with the top, left­most unit, then across and down. If the image is not large
enough to fill all the units, they are left blank.

Center positions the image starting with the center of
the image in the center of the wall spreading out equally to
all units. If the image is not large enough to fill all units,
they are left blank.

Bottom/Right positions the image starting with the bot­tom, rightmost unit, then across and up. If the image is not
large enough to fill all the units, they are left blank.

Border Color Settings

Border Color determines the color of the “extra” space
around the picture if it doesn’t fill the screen. The choices
are:

• Black

• White

•Red

• Green

•Blue

• Dark Blue

• Dark Green

•Dark Red

✎ When the Scale Mode is Fill All, the Border Color

line will be grayed out, because there will be no
border.

Aspect Ratio & Wall

Scale Mode Normal Video

Justify Center

Overscan 0%

Border Color Black

No Big Picture Key installed

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3.3.1 Adjusting Sharpness

After you set the Scale Mode to the one you will use for the program, select the Sharpness level in the Picture
menu to reduce scaling artifacts. If you are not scaling your image, you may skip this section.

Sharpness Settings

The Sharpness setting is in the Picture menu (press

FREQ/PHASE on the remote) .

Picture

Source Digital

Colorspace RGB

Vertical Frequency (frame locked) 60Hz

Horizontal Frequency 50.00kHz

Horizontal Resolution 1366

Vertical Resolution 768

Sharpness Sharpest

There are five levels of sharpness:

•Sharpest

•Sharp

•Normal

•Soft

•Softest

From the Aspect Ratio menu (Main > Aspect Ratio &
Wall), select Scale Mode.

Aspect Ratio & Wall

Scale Mode Crop

Justify Center

Overscan 0%

Border Color Black

Wall Width 1

Wall Height 1

Unit Column 1

Unit Row 1

Wall Mode

Frame Compensation

Frame Height 97 pixels

Frame Width 157 pixels

NTER to move to the Scale Mode sub-menu. Use

Press E

the up and down arrow keys to highlight the mode you
need. Press E

NTER to select the mode...

Normal is the default, which passes the picture through
unaffected. Make any adjustments to sharpness with the
picture scaled, that is, with the Scale Mode set the way you
will use it. Use Sharpness to reduce artifacts of scaling.

✎ The Sharpness adjustments are in effect only

when the image is scaled.

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Fill All

Crop

Letterbox/Pillarbox

Widescreen (16x9)

Normal Video (4x3)

One to One

✎ The Scale Mode menu icons change to indicate

the effect each mode will have on the picture
based on the Justify and Scale Mode settings, and
the source resolution.

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3.3.2 Adjusting Position

Position moves the picture on the screen but does not move the menus.

Image Position

On the remote, press the

SIZE/POS button once to open

the Picture Position menu. The four arrow keys move the
picture on the screen.

Picture
Position

Use arrow keys to move image

Horizontal Position 168

Vertical Position 19

The numbers for Horizontal and Vertical Position refer
to the number of pixels from sync to the first displayed
pixel. These numbers get smaller as the picture moves up
and to the left.

The Horizontal Position number shows the number of
pixels from the beginning of H sync to the first active pixel.
Because there are many black pixels after H sync, this num­ber will not be zero when the picture is at the left border of
the screen.

The Vertic al Positio n number is the number of lines
from V sync to the first active line, so it will not be zero
when the picture is at the top of the screen.

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3.4 Tiling a Display

Whether you use Planar’s Big Picture™ or an external video processor, your goal is to make the picture fit
together properly at the edges.

Using an external processor

The processor divides a single picture into several sec­tions and sends each part on a separate cable. Connect these
cables to the proper Bobcat X.

You can still position the picture with the Bobcat X con­trols, or, with most processors, position and zoom the pic­ture with the processor controls.

Using Planar’s Big Picture™

Loop the same source through all the Bobcat Xs in a
wall (See “Connecting Picture Sources” on page 13.).

For each unit, set the Wall menu for the same wall size.
To show the same source on all the Bobcat Xs in an array
you’ll need to use an external distribution amplifier. For

each unit, set the Aspect Ratio & Wall menu for the same
array size.

Main Menu

Picture

Size & Position

Aspect Ratio & Wall

Memory

Diagnostics

Advanced Options

Program Information

Aspect Ratio & Wall

Scale Mode Crop

Justify Center

Overscan 0%

Border Color Black

Wall Width 1

Wall Height 1

Unit Column 1

Unit Row 1

Wall Mode

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Frame Compensation

Frame Height 97 pixels

Frame Width 157 pixels

Wall Width and Wall Height are the number of units

wide and high for the picture. This may be different from
the physical array size. You could build a 4x4 array of
Bobcat Xs and use Wall Mode to put a single picture on the
four units in the upper left corner, for instance.

• Unit Column and Unit Row represent the position of

the Bobcat X in this “array.” For example, in the 4 x 3
array of Bobcat Xs shown below, unit numbering starts

at the top left corner of the array. This unit would have
a Unit Column value of 1 and a Unit Row value of 1

1:1 2:1 3:1 4:1

1:2 2:2 3:2 4:2

1:3 2:3 3:3 4:3

• Wall Mode, when checked, turns on the Planar Big

Picture™ feature. When not checked, the unit shows
the whole picture.

✎ Each unit in an array gets the whole picture by

feeding them all with a distribution amplifier. The
Aspect Ratio & Wall menu tells the unit what
portion of the entire picture to display.

Frame Compensation

image you see is partially obscured by the frames, but your
mind assembles the image and ignores the frames.

Frame compensation allows you to mimic the mind’s
function by “hiding” portions of the picture (as if the mul­lions were actually hiding the image) and allow the distrib­uted image to appear as one very large image.

When video units are used in an array, the intent is to
display a large version of an image. However, even the thin­nest of mullions break up the image oddly.

One way around this is to adjust the image. Imagine
looking out a window made up of many panes of glass. The

To ensure that images containing diagonal lines remain

correctly diagonal, turn on Frame Compensation.

Depending on how closely you space the units, you must
determine how much of the picture to “hide” behind
Bobcat X’s mullions and the space between units.

WARNING

The Bobcat X generates heat. Plan your array
installation to provide adequate ventilation or
cooling to ensure that your Bobcat Xs operate
within normal usage guidelines. For more
information, see “Optimizing Your Planar Dis­play” on page 133.

If you have any questions about your installation, con­sult Planar Systems for proper Bobcat X array configura­tion guidelines.

To hide pixels at the top and bottom of images, set
Frame Height.

To hide pixels to the left and right of images, set Frame
Width.

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3.5 Saving and Recalling Configurations

Some settings are saved automatically, but there are big advantages to saving a configuration manually. You can
use the 40 numbered memory “slots” to quickly save and recall a complete setup.

How automatic save works

Whatever changes you make with the remote control or
RS232 commands, these changes are saved automatically.
If you change sources (switch to another input connector)
and come back to this source, everything you did before
will be “recalled.” Things will look like they did before.

Suppose you make adjustments to an SVGA source on
Analog 1, then you feed a UXGA source to Analog 1 and
make new adjustments. Then you switch to the S-Video 1
connector and do some more setup for it.

Later you switch to the Analog 1 input again, and this
time it has the SVGA source from before. The Bobcat X
will recognize that it has seen this source before, or at least
a source with these characteristics, and will recall the
SVGA settings you established before.

This kind of recall includes Input Levels, Position, and
Frequency, but it does not include Wall Mode and any Big
Picture adjustments you made. Those need to be recalled
from memory slots.

The fastest, most efficient way to change from one source
to another, or to change a wall from individual pictures to
one big picture, is to recall a memory. All of this is saved
even with AC off.

Global storage

Some things are stored globally; that is, they stored at

the unit level and are the same for all memory slots.

• everything in the Miscellaneous menu

• everything in Auto Setup Options

• everything in Menu Options

• all the Hours menu

• all the color balance settings

How to save

See “Saving Configurations” on page 48.

How to recall

See “Recalling Stored Configurations” on page 51.

How to delete

See “Deleting a Configuration” on page 53.

What the memories store

• selected source

• resolution (and much more about the signal)

• frequency

•phase

• sharpness

• position and size (zoom settings)

• everything in the Wall & Aspect Ratio menu

• Black and While Levels for RGB sources

• Brightness, Contrast, Hue, and Saturation for video
sources

All this is stored separately for each memory slot; as an
example, you could store multiple different wall setups and
switch between them quickly.

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3.5.1 Saving Configurations

Bobcat X has 40 numbered memory slots; use them to save and recall settings, which is the fastest way to change
configurations.

1. Set up the Bobcat X the way you want it, including all
the adjustments listed in this chapter.

2. Press the

SAVE button twice.

The Save menu displays. This menu contains 40 num­bered memory slots.

Save

1 9 17 25 33

2 10 18 26 34

3 11 19 27 35

4 12 20 28 36

5 13 21 29 37

6 14 22 30 38

4. Press

ENTER.

The Save to Slot menu displays.

.

Save

Save to Slot 1

Save Now

Name AN 1366x768

Source Analog

Colorspace RGB

Resolution 1366 x 768

Wall 2 x 2 1:1

Scale/Justify One to One / Center

Postion/Overscan 168,19 / 0%

Zoom UL/ LR +0,+0 / +0,+0

Viewport UL/LR +0,+0/ +0,+0

Frequency/Phase 1602 / 22.5°

Sharpness Normal

Black Level 63 55 57

White Level 166 170 169

7 15 23 31 39

8 16 24 32 40

3. Using the arrow keys on the remote, navigate to a slot:

• an unchecked slot number allows you to save new set­tings

• a checked slot has settings already saved to it. You can
overwrite what’s already saved if you wish.

5. Select Save Now and press ENTER.

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a) If this memory already has something stored in it,

the word

(Overwrite) appears in red on this line.

This is the only warning.

b) If the current settings exactly match what is already

in the memory, (Current) will appear in the Slot to
Recall line.

Save

Save to Slot (Current) 1

Save Now (will overwrite occupied slot)

Name AN 1366x768

Source Analog

Colorspace RGB

Resolution 1366 x 768

Wall 2 x 2 1:1

Scale/Justify One to One / Center

Postion/Overscan 168,19 / 0%

Zoom UL/ LR +0,+0 / +0,+0

Viewport UL/LR +0,+0/ +0,+0

Frequency/Phase 1602 / 22.5°

Sharpness Normal

Black Level 63 55 57

White Level 166 170 169

Save

Save to Slot (Current) 1

Save Now

Name AN 1366x768

Source Analog

Colorspace RGB

Resolution 1366 x 768

Wall 2 x 2 1:1

Scale/Justify One to One / Center

Postion/Overscan 168,19 / 0%

Zoom UL/ LR +0,+0 / +0,+0

Viewport UL/LR +0,+0/ +0,+0

Frequency/Phase 1602 / 22.5°

Sharpness Normal

Black Level 63 55 57

White Level 166 170 169

c) If neither message appears, this slot is empty.

6. Press

ENTER. Bobcat X instantly stores all the current

settings into that memory.

The name of the memory will be the default name,
which is an abbreviation of the source connector, resolution
and, if wall mode is on, wall settings.

This menu shows all the settings that will be saved. You
can’t change anything but the name in this menu. To save
immediately, press

ENTER. The appearance of this menu is

somewhat different for digital and video sources, reflecting
what is saved for them.

Changing the name of the memory slot

The default name is an abbreviated description of the
contents. In the example below, the name tells you that the
source is connected to Analog 1, which is an XGA picture.
This unit is part of a 2x2 array, and it’s the unit lower left
corner (column 1, row 2).

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1. If you want a more descriptive name, select Name and
press

ENTER.

A little bar appears beneath the name.

Save

Save to Slot 1

Save Now

Name AN 1366x768

Source Analog

Colorspace RGB

Resolution 1366 x 768

Wall 2 x 2 1:1

Scale/Justify One to One / Center

Postion/Overscan 168,19 / 0%

Zoom UL/ LR +0,+0 / +0,+0

Viewport UL/LR +0,+0/ +0,+0

Frequency/Phase 1602 / 22.5°

Sharpness Normal

Black Level 63 55 57

White Level 166 170 169

a) Use the + \ – keys to move the yellow spot under the

character you want to change.

b) Use the up-down arrows to change the character.

2. When you are finished, press

3. Select Save Now and press

PREV.

ENTER again.

If the memory already had data, and the only change is
to the name, you will see

(Update Name) on this item.

✎ If you use RS232 control, you can also use

commands to send a string name to a memory
slot, saving time.

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3.5.2 Recalling Stored Configurations

This is the fastest way to change from one configuration to another.

1. Press SAVE once to open the Recall menu.

2. Navigate to the slot you want to recall. You can only go
to slot numbers that are not empty (have checks).

Recall

1 9 17 25 33

2 10 18 26 34

slot. If the name is not the one you want, press
and choose another memory.

Recall

Slot Number 17

Recall Now

Name AN 1366x768

Source Analog

Colorspace RGB

Resolution 1366 x 768

Wall 2 x 2 1:1

Scale/Justify One to One / Center

Postion/Overscan 168,19 / 0%

Zoom UL/ LR +0,+0 / +0,+0

Viewport UL/LR +0,+0 / +0,+0

Frequency/Phase 1602 / 22.5°

Sharpness Normal

Black Level 63 55 57

White Level 166 170 169

PREV

3 11 19 27 35

4 12 20 28 36

5 13 21 29 37

6 14 22 30 38

7 15 23 31 39

8 16 24 32 40

3. Press

ENTER to open the Recall detail menu.

The name of the memory is listed here, as well as all
the important parameters (data) stored in that memory

4. To recall the settings saved to this slot, select

Now

and press ENTER.

Recall

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5. If this slot number has exactly the same settings are
currently being used, a (Current) message appears on
the top line.

Recall

Slot Number (Current) 17

Recall Now

Name AN 1366x768

Source Analog

Colorspace RGB

Resolution 1366 x 768

Wall 2 x 2 1:1

Scale/Justify One to One / Center

Postion/Overscan 168,19 / 0%

Zoom UL/ LR +0,+0 / +0,+0

Viewport UL/LR +0,+0 / +0,+0

Frequency/Phase 1602 / 22.5°

Sharpness Normal

Black Level 63 55 57

White Level 166 170 169

Advantages of saving configurations to memory slots

• You can compare multiple settings quickly

• You don’t have to repeat settings when comparing
entire configurations

• You can revert to a known good setting when testing
new configurations

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3.5.3 Deleting a Configuration

There is no particular reason to delete a configuration, because you can always overwrite it.

1. Go to the Memory menu (Main > Memory).

Memory

Recall

Save

Delete

2. Select

Delete and press ENTER.

This opens a Delete grid of 40 numbered memory slots.

Delete

1 9 17 25 33

2 10 18 26 34

3 11 19 27 35

4 12 20 28 36

5 13 21 29 37

6 14 22 30 38

7 15 23 31 39

4. In the Delete detail menu

Delete

Slot to Delete 17

Delete Now

Name AN 1366x768

Source Analog

Colorspace RGB

Resolution 1366 x 768

Wall 2 x 2 1:1

Scale/Justify One to One / Center

Postion/Overscan 168,19 / 0%

Zoom UL/ LR +0,+0 / +0,+0

Viewport UL/LR +0,+0/ +0,+0

Frequency/Phase 1602 / 22.5°

Sharpness Normal

Black Level 63 55 57

White Level 166 170 169

Delete Now is selected.

8 16 24 32 40

3. Navigate with the arrow keys to the slot you want to
delete and press

ENTER.

When navigating, you can only go to the checked num­bers. All the slots with check marks have something
stored in them. The others are grayed out.

✎ The menus you’ll see will likely have different

settings than those shown in the example below.
The Wall menu item appears only if Wall Mode is
enabled.

5. Press

Are you Sure? Yes No

ENTER.

Confirm Slot Delete

1. Use the left arrow to make the Yes red and press

ENTER.

Confirm Slot Delete

Are you Sure? Yes No

✎ It is not necessary to delete the data in a memory

slot before saving new data. Saving will overwrite
the stored data. See “Saving Configurations” on
page 48.

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3.5.4 Memory: What Is Saved? And Where?

In the Bobcat X some parameters (values) are associated
with the mode. The mode is primarily the horizontal and
vertical resolution and the vertical frequency of the incom­ing source picture. It is more than this, but if you think of it
this way, you will be close enough.

Some parameters are associated with the input. The

input in this instance means the input connector: Analog 1,
Digital, Composite Video, etc.

✎ The parameters specific to Mode and Input are

saved in memory slots.

Some parameters are global, that is, they are not associ­ated with either the mode or the input connector, and are
not saved to memory slots. They are universal.

Specific to the

Parameter

Mode Input

ASCII Response Term. x

ASCII Response Type x

Auto Codes x

Global

Specific to the

Parameter

Mode Input

Menu H Position x

Menu Timeout x

Menu V Position x

Phase x

Plug and Play (EDID) x

Position, Horizontal x

Position, Vertical x

Resolution, Horizontal x

Resolution, Vertical x

Retry On Lost Signal x

Saturation x

Sharpness x

Unit ID x

Global

Auto Backlight On x

Baud Rate x

Black Level: R, G, & B x

Brightness (video) x

Color Balance (all values) x

Colorspace x

Contrast (video) x

Curtain Pattern x

Do Black/White Levels x

Do Frequency x

Do Phase x

Do Position x

Frequency x

Group ID x

Hue x

Justify x

White Level: R, G, & B x

Memory

The Bobcat X remembers the last 10 modes it received

and all the mode parameters associated with them.

Switching modes

For instance, suppose you set up the Black and White
Levels for a 1024x768 @ 65Hz vertical from a computer
connected to Analog. Then later, using the same input con­nector but a different computer you set up the Bobcat X for
a 1600x1200 @ 60Hz. You re-adjust the Black and White
Levels, because they are different.

Still later you plug in the first computer with its
1024x768 @ 65Hz picture. Immediately, the Bobcat X rec­ognizes that it has seen this signal type before, and it recalls
the Black and White Levels from its internal memory.

It does not Do Frequency or Phase or anything else,
because it recognizes that this input was used before, and
the previous settings are probably correct.

Possible issue with Mode specific memory

Suppose that after setting up the 1024x768 and
1600x1200 pictures, you connect a third computer that is

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1024x768, but it has a different requirement for Black and
White Level. In this case, the Bobcat X would use the
default values for these levels.

To prevent this from happening, use the memory slots to
save this specific configuration as described in “Saving and
Recalling Configurations” on page 47.

Switching input connectors

Now suppose you use to bring in a picture that uses the
component YPbPr video. You change the Colorspace set­ting to YPbPr. If you switch back to Analog in the Picture
menu, the Bobcat X switches back to the RGB Colorspace,
because Colorspace is specific to the input connector.

Possible issue with Input specific memory

What happens if you switch back to Analog and the pic­ture there is YPbPr? The Bobcat X has no way to know
this, no way to detect the difference between RGB and
YPbPr, so it will use the wrong Colorspace.

To prevent this from happening, use the memory slots to
save this specific configuration as described in “Saving and
Recalling Configurations” on page 47.

Global parameters

In none of the examples above does the Bobcat X try to
change the Baud Rate or the Color Balance values, because
these items are saved globally.

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3.5.5 Adjusting Color Balance

Color Balance is used to match the colors of adjacent displays when several Bobcat Xs are arranged in an array.
You may also use it to adjust the color of a single display.

For one Bobcat X only

If you have only one display, the Color Balance controls
can be used to set the color temperature of the single dis­play.

To access the Color Balance menu, on the Remote press

MISC once :

Color Balance

Color Temperature 8500K (Cool)

White Balance - All (Clipboard)

Red 100 (100)

Green 100 (100)

Blue 100 (100)

Gray Balance - All

Red 7 (7)

Green 7 (7)

Blue 7 (7)

Test Pattern Off

Hide Menu

Copy to Clipboard

Recall From Clipboard

Reset to Defaults

Understanding Color Temperature

Different "Pure white" light sources do not always have
the same color. For instance, light from an incandescent
bulb is much more yellowish than light from direct sun­light. "Color Temperature" is a way of measuring these
color differences. In general higher color temperature num­bers are more bluish or "cooler". You may have a reason for
wanting your unit to be a specific color temperature. For
instance, if you are using the Bobcat X in a television stu­dio where you will be videotaping the content, you will
want a low color temperature. The default color tempera­ture for the Bobcat X is 8500k. This is the native color tem­perature of the LCD panel. You may choose a different
color temperature by setting it in the Color Balance menu.

Adjusting Color Temperature

Select Color Temperature in the Color Balance menu
and select from 3200°K (Warm), 5500°K, 6500ºK, and
8500°K (Cool).

Each of these selects a set of White Balance values to
give the picture a warm (3200K) to cool (8500K) appear­ance.

To adjust an array of Bobcat Xs for Color Balance

The object of color balancing is to make the individual
units in an array show the same colors. When we see a yel­low car move across a video array from one display to
another, we want it to have the same color for the whole
trip, not change from yellow to tan to orange.

The displays naturally have slightly different colors
from one display to the next, because of slight variations in
the backlights and LCDs. This cannot be avoided, but we
can compensate for it with color balancing.

Color balancing is subjective. It may seem strange at
first, but it gets easier with practice. Fortunately, you don't
have to match all the colors; you only have to match whites
and grays.

When you make all the displays look the same with
White and Gray, all the other colors will look the same. It is
not necessary to achieve a perfect white or a perfectly col­orless gray. It is only necessary that all the displays look
alike when they display white and gray.

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CAUTION

Never try to match the colors of the display
units with the Black and White Level controls
or with the Video Controls. You will not like the
results if you do.

CAUTION

If you are color blind, even a little bit, do not do
color balancing. Have someone else color bal­ance the wall.

Color Balancing

a) Open the Color Balance menu on all displays in the

array. (

MENU > ADVANCED OPTIONS > COLOR BAL-

ANCE).

✎ If the array has never been color balanced, make

sure you start with the same color temperature
setting on each unit. If you are not interested in
achieving a specific color temperature, use the
default of 8500K, which is the brightest. If the unit
has been color balanced before, it will display
C

USTOM in its color temperature setting, because

the balance values don’t match any of the pre-set
color temperatures.

1. Turn on all the units in the array and let them warm up
for at least five minutes. The backlights must be thor­oughly warm before you color balance.

2. Open the Backlight Control and Status menu (

> A

DVANCED OPTIONS > BACKLIGHT CONTROL).

Backlight Control

Auto Backlight on

Turn Backlight off with no Source (DPMS)

DPMS Delay 1 hr

Ambient Light 239 Lux

Backlight Control Mode Auto

Backlight Intensity 100

Ambient Threshold 99Lux

Low Intensity 30

MENU

a) Set Backlight Mode Control to Manual.

Backlight Control

Auto Backlight on

Turn Backlight off with no Source (DPMS)

DPMS Delay 1 hr

Backlight Control Mode Manual

Backlight Intensity 100

b) Highlight Test Pattern and use the left-right arrow

keys until it says White.

✎ Always use the internal Test Patterns for color

balancing, not an external pattern.

4. When all displays are white, find the least bright dis­play in the array. This will be the “baseline” display,
and you will not adjust it. All other displays will be
adjusted to this baseline display.

✎ Why pick the “least bright” display? Why not pick

the brightest and adjust to it? When the White
value is 100, the display is as bright as it can get.
You are adjusting for slight variations in backlight
brightness.

5. Choose a display next to the baseline display and adjust
its White values (red, green, and blue) to make it match
the baseline display. Concentrate on the center of the
displays, not the adjacent edges. (If you can’t bring the­ses settings down to match the baseline, maybe you
didn’t choose the darkest display.) Do not adjust the
Gray values at this time.

6. Continue with other adjacent displays until all the dis­plays have the same appearance when white. Be careful
not to change the values of displays once you are satis­fied with them. Use Hide Menu to keep from setting
other displays and allow you to see more of the white
field. To unhide the menu, press E

NTER

b) Set (or confirm) Backlight Intensity to 100%.

3. For each Bobcat X in the array, do the following:

✎ The menus will automatically turn off after a time

determined in Menu Options (
Options > Menu Options > Menu Timeout). If
Menu Timeout is 0 (zero), the menus stay up
indefinitely.

MENU > Advanced

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7. When all displays look the same for White, choose the
Gray test pattern in all displays.

8. Choose any display as the new baseline display. It does
not need to be the baseline display you used for White.

9. Adjust all the displays in the Gray part of the Test Pat­terns menu until they match the baseline display. Do
one display at a time. Again, match the center part of
the picture, not the edges.

10. When all displays match in Gray, close all the menus.
The test pattern automatically turns off.

Tips for color balancing

• Copy to Clipboard will save all the current settings to a
temporary memory. You can then make more adjust­ments to see if it gets better or worse. Recall from Clip­board will restore these saved settings. The clipboard is
only for testing. These values are not saved when AC
power is off.

Color Balance values are saved for all input sources in
the same memory location. Color Balance is the same for
all sources.

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Bright

Changes in the

White value moves

this end point.

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bars have colored bulbs at each end to tell you what the
effect will be of moving a color toward that end.

• Stand back from the display array and directly in front
of it to get the overall view.

• Small changes are difficult to see at first, particularly
with White. Change the value by 4 or 5 steps to see the
difference. If you are going the wrong way, go back and
move it 4 or 5 steps in the other direction. If neither of
these bring you closer to a match, try another color.

• When you don’t know which color to change, pick one
at random and change it 3 or 4 steps. The result will be
either better or worse. If worse, go the other way with
that color. If that is also worse, put this color back
where you started and to the same with another color. If
everything you do makes the match worse, you must be
close to the ideal point.

• You may find it easier to color balance units using Cube
Control 2, a software utility available from Planar’s
website.

Dark

Changes in the White values

affect the Gray values.

0

Output brightness

Black

Changes in the Gray values do

not affect the White values.

Changes in the

Gray value move

Output brightness

this mid point.

Input Signal

15

0

Input Signal

White

• Removing red has the same effect on hue as increasing
blue and green together. The Color Balance menu slider

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3.5.6 Zoom and Position

Zoom adjusts the edges of the picture to make it fit with the other pictures in an array.

Zoom

Zooming is used mainly to make the edges of a large
picture—one that covers many Bobcat X screens—fit each
other side-to-side and top to bottom.

To access the Zoom menus, on the remote press

POS twice to open the Zoom Top & Left menu, and press
SIZE/POS a third time to open the Zoom Bottom & Right

menu.

You may zoom the sides larger up to +100 pixels in each
direction. You may also zoom the sides smaller up to –100
pixels, but only if that side is not the edge of the overall pic­ture. An example may help make this point more clearly.

This is the original picture from the source.

SIZE/

Unit Y cannot be zoomed in at the bottom, but it can be
zoomed in from the right (– ) because there is more picture
out there. Of course, the center unit—Column 2, Row 2—
can be zoomed in any direction.

Zoom menu entries

• Image Resolution is the resolution of the source pic-

ture.

• This Unit is the number of pixels this unit is using of

all the incoming pixels, followed by the size of the
array (from the Wall & Aspect Ratio menu) and the
Column and Row of this unit.

Unit X

The picture is cropped and there is some extra picture to
the right, off the screens. All the units can be zoomed out
(+) to make the picture larger in each direction.

Unit X cannot be zoomed in (–) at the bottom or the left
side, because there is no more picture to pull onto the
screen.

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Unit Y

Zoom Top & Left

Arrows move top and left

0

0 0

0

LCD Resolution x

This unit x

Zoom Bottom & Right

Arrows move bottom and right

0

0 0

0

LCD Resolution x

This unit x

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3.5.7 Viewport Adjustment

The Viewport menus adjust the image on the LCD.

What is Viewport?

The Viewport menu (Main > Size & Position > View­port) adjust the number of pixels actually used on the LCD.

You can’t increase this number, naturally, but you can
reduce it.

• Image Resolution shows the resolution of the image.

This has nothing to do with the resolution of the source
picture.

• Viewport shows the number of LCD pixels being used.

Main Menu

Picture

Size & Position

Aspect Ratio & Wall

Memory

Diagnostics

Advanced Options

Program Information

(

Size & Position

Picture Position

Zoom Window Top & Left

Zoom Window Bottom & Right

Viewport Window Top & Left

Viewport Window Bottom & Right

Reset All Windows to Default

Viewport Top & Left

Arrows move top and left

0

0 0

0

LCD Resolution x

Viewport x

Viewport Bottom & Right

Arrows move bottom and right

0

0 0

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0

LCD Resolution x

Viewport x

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3.6 Advanced Options

Advanced Options controls some settings that may not be needed in the initial configuration.

Some options on the Advanced Options menu (Main >
Advanced Options) are covered in other sections or chap-

ters of this manual:

• Color Balance: see “Adjusting Color Balance” on
page 57

The remaining options are covered later in this section.

Main Menu

Picture

Size & Position

Aspect Ratio & Wall

Memory

Diagnostics

Advanced Options

Program Information

Advanced Options

Color Balance

Miscellaneous Options

Backlight Settings

Serial Port Settings

Auto Setup Options

Menu Options

Message in Picture

• Miscellaneous Options: see “Miscellaneous Options”
on page 68

• Serial Port Settings: see “Serial Port Settings” on
page 71

• Menu Options: see “Menu Options” on page 67

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3.6.1 Auto Setup Options

Auto Setup Options sets what will happen automatically and what will not.

To access the Auto Setup Options menu, on the remote,
press

MISC five times.

Each of the “switches” in Auto Setup Options can be
turned on or off by selecting it (using the up-down arrows)
and pressing

When the box is checked, the action will occur under
these circumstances:

• When a new source is detected that has not been
detected before. (see “About the input memories” on
page 66 and “Input system caches” on page 73.)

• When you press the

ENTER.

SETUP button.

(see “Adjusting Levels for Analog Sources” on page 31) so
leave this unchecked.

Do Frequency and Do Phase find the frequency and
phase (separately) of the computer picture and adjust to
them. This works best on a picture that has lots of sharp
changes in brightness, such as text (adjacent white and
black pixels).

Do Position centers the picture on the screen.

Setup button

Press the

processes.

SETUP button on the remote to start the “Do”

Retry on lost signal occurs only when the present signal
(picture) disappears or changes in some way. If this item is
not checked, the Bobcat X will not try to sync to a new sig­nal. Keep this menu item checked.

Note that searching will not happen just because the pic­ture goes black. Black, from video or from a computer, is a
valid picture. The signal itself (the sync pulses) must be lost
to trigger a search.

The several Do items in this menu will, if checked, happen
in these situations:

• If a new signal is acquired, either through a search to a
different connector or because source picture changed
modes, such as from WXGA to UXGA, each of the
checked items occurs in the order listed in the menu.

• When you press the
of the checked actions occurs in the order given in the
menu.

Do Quick Black/White Levels searches for the bright­est and darkest pixels in the picture and adjusts to these.
Black and White Levels are best done semi-automatically

SETUP button on the remote, each

Each Do that is checked will begin, one at a time,

until all are adjustments completed.

About the input memories

The Bobcat X has a ten input memories for storing the
most recent attributes of the pictures it displays. When a
new picture arrives that is near enough to a previous type, it
uses the stored attributes rather than automatically adjust­ing brightness, contrast, frequency, etc.

For example, suppose the Bobcat X sees an analog
WXGA picture and auto-adjusts everything in the Auto
Options Menu. Then you change the Brightness and Con­trast. Then you change computers and feed in a UXGA pic­ture.

If you now switch back to the computer with the WXGA
picture, Bobcat X will use the Brightness, Contrast, as well
as other settings, from the last time it saw a WXGA picture.

✎ Aspect Ratio is specific to the source, which

means it applies to all modes. It does not change
when the system recalls a memory from cache.

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3.6.2 Menu Options

Menu Options moves the menus to other places on the screen.

To access the Menu Options menu, on the remote press

MENU and from the Main menu, select Advanced Options

> Menu Options.

These controls move the menu to a different position on
the screen or rotate it for Portrait orientation. Also, the
Menu Timeout is set here.

Menu Options

H Position 100

V Position 50

Menu Timeout Never Time Out

Rotate Menu None

H Position moves the menus (all of them) left and right on

the screen. Use the left and right arrow keys to increase or
decrease the distance from the left side of the screen to the
left side of the menu. The number indicates the how far
across the screen, in percent, the menu starts.

V Position moves the menus up and down. Use the left
and right arrow keys (on the up-down keys) to move the
menu. The number indicates how far down the screen the
menu is in percent. It is not possible to move the menu to
the bottom of the screen.

Menu Timeout determines how many seconds the menu
will stay on the screen without any activity. Never Time-
out means the menus will not automatically disappear. The
maximum time is 60 seconds. The shortest possible time is
2 seconds. The default value, if you have never changed
Menu Timeout, is Never Timeout.

Rotate Menu makes the menus readable when the
Bobcat X is arranged in portrait or landscape orientation.

✎ Rotate Menu does not rotate the picture. It only

arranges the menus so they read the same way
the picture does. To use the Bobcat X in portrait
mode, your source image must be rotated.

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3.6.3 Miscellaneous Options

This menu holds several unrelated settings.

To access the Auto Setup Options menu, on the remote,
press

MISC twice.

Curtain Pattern determines what the screen will show
when there is no source picture. You have a choice of sev­eral solid colors or the logo.

Auto Codes when checked, automatically turns on the on­screen code LED indicator when there is an error. The LED
will start blinking on the screen immediately when any
event occurs that forces the backlights off.

Plug and Play (EDID Enable)

For Plug and Play and EDID, see the full discussion in

“EDID: What It Is and How It Works” on page 135.

Preferred Source Detection

Analog computer video cards provide only vertical and
horizontal frequencies. Sometimes, this is not enough
information. Bobcat X receiving such “ambiguous” signal
modes, in certain cases, could misinterpret the resolution to
be any of three different modes. For example, 1024 x 768,
1280 x 768, and 1360 x 768 all have the same respective
horizontal and vertical frequencies but represent different
aspect ratios, 4 x 3, 15 x 9, and 16 x 9, respectively. By
specifying the correct source detection mode, Bobcat X can
correctly interpret the signal and display the incoming
image in the proper aspect ratio. The native aspect ratio of
Bobcat X is 16 x 9, and the default resolution is1366 x 768.

time, only the even number lines of image are transmitted
to the display. At the next moment (usually 1/30 or 1/25 of
a second later) the odd numbered lines are transmitted.
These two moments in time are known as fields. On CRT
television sets, the even field persists on the phosphor long
enough so that by the time the odd field gets there, our eyes
put it all together into one picture. On digital displays, the
electronics reassembles the odd and even fields together
into one image to display every sixtieth (or fiftieth) of a
second. If the image is static, such as with computer graph­ics, it is quite simple to put the fields back together. How­ever, if the image is moving, it can cause problems because
an image will have moved from the time the even lines
arrive to when the odd lines arrive. A special piece of elec­tronics known as a deinterlacer can analyze whether an
image is moving or stationery and use mathematical algo­rithms to put the two image fields together in the best way.
The Bobcat X has deinterlacer electronics to take care of
standard definition television signals. However, it does not
have deinterlacer circuitry for high definition television
(1080i). The “HD Interlaced Content Motion” control gives
the regular electronics some help in determining how to put
together the two fields if you are viewing 1080i. Keeping
this setting at “Normal” works best for most images. This
will assume the image has no fast motion. The only time
you will see a problem with this setting is if you are at
native resolution (i.e. you are using a Baycat X or your
scale mode is set to one to one on a Bobcat X). In that case,
you may see something of a “zipper” effect on the edge of
moving objects. To get rid of this, change the setting to
“Rapid”. However, if you do, you will probably see static
images flickering slightly (known as “twittering”).

✎ Another alternative to minimize both effects is to

keep the setting at Normal and set overscan (in
the Aspect Ratio menu) to 1%. This will turn on the
scaler and minimize the zipper effect.For more
information about the Miscellaneous options, see
“Advanced Options > Miscellaneous Settings” on
page 110.

HD Interlaced Content Motion

HD Interlaced Content Motion is a control you probably
won't need to touch. Here is an explanation of it.

Some video signals, most notably those made for televi­sion, are what is known as “interlaced”. At one moment in

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3.6.4 Backlight Control

Backlight control can automatically adjust the screen brightness as ambient light conditions change.

To get to the Backlight Control menu, go to Main Menu >
Advanced Options > Backlight Settings.

Main Menu

Picture

Size & Position

Aspect Ratio & Wall

Memory

Diagnostics

Advanced Options

Program Information

Advanced Options

Color Balance

Miscellaneous Options

Backlight Settings

Serial Port Settings

Auto Setup Options

Menu Options

Message in Picture

Backlight control has two options: automatic and man­ual. In the manual mode, you adjust the backlight bright­ness to suit ambient conditions that are not likely to change.

In the automatic mode, you let the ambient light deter­mine the image brightness. This is useful when the
Bobcat X is in a location that sometimes has daylight
which, of course, varies.

When there is more light in the area of the Bobcat X, the
screen will have to be brighter to see it clearly, and the
backlight intensity will be 100%. When there is less ambi­ent light, the screen can be darker and still be read easily.
This is the low intensity setting which is a percentage (30%
to 100%) of the maximum backlight brightness.

The look of the Backlight Control menu depends on
whether it is in manual or auto mode.

Auto backlight control

Set the Backlight Control Mode to Auto.

Backlight Control

Auto Backlight on

Turn Backlight off with no Source (DPMS)

DPMS Delay 1 hr

Ambient Light 239 Lux

Backlight Control Mode Auto

Backlight Intensity 100

Ambient Threshold 99Lux

Low Intensity 30

1. Set the Ambient Threshold to a ambient light level at

which the backlight switches to low intensity. Thus, if
the ambient light drops, the backlight dims.

2. Set the Low Intensity at the level (in percent of maxi-

mum) you want the backlight to have when the ambient
light falls below the threshold.

The Ambient Light at the top of the menu measures the

ambient light in Lux. As long as this number is above the
Ambient Threshold number, the backlight will be 100%.

✎ Ambient Light is a relative value, and is pertinent

only to the Bobcat X. It is not an absolute value.
You may get different ambient light values with a
handheld light meter.

When the Ambient Light is below the Ambient

Threshold, the backlight dims to the Low Intensity set-

ting. Bobcat X has a nominal time delay of three minutes
before changing light levels. This time delay prevent flick­ering if the ambient light level is near the Ambient

Threshold.

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Manual backlight control

This mode is useful when the Bobcat X is in a room with

no outside windows and unchanging ambient light levels.

Set the Backlight Control Mode to Manual.

Backlight Control

Auto Backlight on

Turn Backlight off with no Source (DPMS)

DPMS Delay 1 hr

Backlight Control Mode Manual

Backlight Intensity 100

Adjust the Backlight Intensity to comfortable bright-

ness. A lower brightness will increase lamp life.

CAUTION

Changing a failed backlight is a job for a quali­fied service technician. It is done at the factory,
not in the field. Contact your Planar dealer.

For more information about these settings, see “Back-

light Control Menu Options” on page 113.

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3.7 Serial Port Settings

This applies only if you use RS232 commands to control the Bobcat X.

If you wish to control Bobcat Xs remotely with RS232
commands from a computer, read this section. Otherwise,
skip it.

Bobcat Xs can be linked together for RS232 using
straight-through 8-conductor cable with RJ-45 connectors.
This is the common type of LAN connection cable, not
null-modem, sometimes call Cat-5 cable. For more infor­mation, see “Connecting RS232 Communication” on
page 19.

RS232 is also used to upgrade the firmware of the unit.

RS232 IDs

Each unit in the loop must have a unique RS232 ID. Open
the Serial Port Settings menu for each unit.

To access the Serial Port Settings menu, on the remote,
press

MISC four times.

that have Group ID 8 and any Unit ID will execute the com­mand.

Addressing Bobcat X

Part of the RS232 command will be an address. This
address may take several forms. For example, suppose we
have 8 units in one area divided into two groups. We might

set the ID s of the units like this:

Group ID Unit ID

A1

A2

A3

A4

B1

B2

B3

B4

With this scheme, we have four ways to address these
Bobcat Xs:

Serial Port Settings

Group ID 1

Unit ID 1

ASCII Response Type Symbolic

ASCII Response Terminator CR

Baud Rate 19200

In the Serial Port Settings menu, you specify an ID that

is unique for each Bobcat X in this RS232 loop.

The ID is in two parts, Group ID and Unit ID. Each of
these has a range of 0–9, A–Z. This range results in 1296
possible addresses.

You can group the Bobcat Xs by using the same letter or
number of the Group ID, such as 8. In this way you can
address the group as 8*, and all the Bobcat Xs in the string

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Type of

Addresses

A3
B4
etc.

** All Bobcat Xs in this RS232 loop will obey

*4 Both the Bobcat Xs whose IDs end in “4”

B* All four Bobcat Xs in Group B will obey the

Only the specific Bobcat X addressed will
obey the command. Also, the Bobcat X will
respond to the host computer.

the command

will obey this command

command

Affect on Bobcat X

Response type and terminator

The ASCII Response Type determines what type of

data will be returned to the computer. For human readable
text in a serial program choose Symbolic. For computer­read data you can use Numeric or Data Only.

The ASCII Response Terminator will be determined

by what your serial program wants to see at the end of
every transmission from the Bobcat X.

Baud Rate must be the same as that used by the con-

trolling computer. The baud rate is not automatically set, as
it is with modem communications. It must be manually set
here and at the computer to match each other.

✎ For firmware upgrades, you don’t need to adjust

the baud rate.

Diagnostics for RS232

To view RS232 port status, on the remote, press

MONITOR

twice.

The Serial Port Status RS232 menu lists items that

concern RS232. For more information, see “Advanced
Options > Serial Port Settings” on page 114.

Controlling with RS232 commands

The RS232 protocol—the “rules” for controlling
Bobcat Xs with RS232 commands—are given in a sep­arate RS232 Control document. For more information
about downloading documents from Planar’s website,
see “Downloading additional documentation and firm­ware” on page 145.

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3.8 Other Operations

To “disable” the remote control

To prevent unauthorized use and adjustment of the
Bobcat X, either hide the remote or disable the remote con­trol function with an RS232 command. For more informa­tion, see “Controlling with RS232 commands” on page 72.

Input system caches

Settings (position, aspect ratio, brightness/contrast,
color balance) are saved automatically 5 seconds after you
make a change. The system caches the last ten settings.
Whenever a picture is shown from a new source with the
same resolution as a previous picture, the system recalls the
previous settings rather than readjust everything. This hap­pens regardless of the check marks in Auto Adjust
Options. (See also “Auto Setup Options” on page 66.)

For example, suppose you display an NTSC picture in
the composite input and set the Aspect Ratio and Position
to your liking. Then you feed in a composite PAL picture
and set a different Aspect Ratio and a different Position. If
you then feed in a new NTSC picture, the previous NTSC
picture’s settings for Aspect Ratio and Position will be
used.

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4.1 Cleaning the Screen

Clean the screen with a soft cloth or lint-free paper towel and a mild cleaning solution.

Cleaning products and how to use them

For protective glass and the LCD screen itself, a foam
spray cleaner seems to work well. It’s is sold under differ­ent names in different parts of the world. It is available
from many janitor supply companies or building mainte­nance supply companies. Ask for

• Claire #50 glass cleaner, or

• Sprayway #50 glass cleaner

It is probably sold under a local name, but it all comes
from one company. If you ask for either of the two names
above (it is sold under both), you will get this cleaner under
the local name.

This cleaner is good on glass.

Spray it on the protective outer glass, but not on the LCD
itself. For LCDs, spray it on the cloth, not the screen.

CAUTION

Prevent liquid from running down the screen
and leaking into the interior of the Bobcat X.
Spray liquids on the cloth or towel, not directly
on the LCD.

Paper towels tend to leave lint. A better paper towel for

cleaning is Scott
paper towels are generally available at auto parts stores,
home fix-it stores, and hardware stores.

®

Shop Towels. These blue, lint free,

Wipe the screen gently with a lint-free cloth or lint-free
paper (see Cloth below). Turn the cloth over to the dry side
and continue wiping to take up the haze.

• Glass Wax™ is another good cleaner for mirrors and

glass screens, but it does not work well on acrylic
screens. It is a liquid in a can. You spread it on, let it
dry, then wipe it off.

• Windex™

screen. (See Warning above.)

Cloth to use

White cotton cloth is better for cleaning than colored

cloth. The dyes in some colored cloth tend to make it less
absorbent.

works well, too. Just don’t spray it on the

CAUTION

If you use a cloth towel, be sure it is clean. If
the towel was used to clean counter tops or
anything else, it may contain grit which could
scratch the protective glass.

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5.1 Basic Bobcat X Troubleshooting Steps

The Bobcat X is very simple to troubleshoot because there is very little that can malfunction

If your screen is black

Do This Result Explanation / Further Action

Step 1. On the remote, press MONITOR

Step 2. On the remote, press CURTAIN.

Step 3. On the remote, press MONITOR
twice.

Step 4. Check Power cable is con­nected and power rocker switch is ON

If your screen is a solid color, but not black

A menu appears The source is black. On the remote

SOURCE to change to different

press
source
If you know the source is not black, go
to Step 2.

No menu appears The backlights may not be lit. On the

remote, press O
If the screen is still black, go to Step 2.

No menu appears and no flashing
lights

The correct source appears If the correct source did not appear, go

The Test Patterns menu appears Check that no test patterns are

Reconnect cable or turn on unit If none of these steps have resolved

Go to Step 4.

to Step 3.

selected. If a test pattern is selected,
move the selector to None and press

ENTER. For more information, see “Test

Patterns” on page 83

the problem, contact Planar Technical
Support.

N.

Do This Result Explanation / Further Action

Step 1. On the remote, press

CURTAIN.

Step 2. On the remote, press

MONITOR twice.

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The correct source
appears

The Test Patterns
menu appears

If the correct source did not appear, go to Step 2.

Check that no test patterns are selected. If a test pattern is
selected, move the selector to None and press
more information, see “Test Patterns” on page 83
If no test pattern was selected, go to Step 3.

ENTER. For

If your screen is a solid color, but not black (Continued)

Do This Result Explanation / Further Action

Test Patterns

None Custom Color

White Gray Scale Grid

1mp

Red Red Scale

Green Green Scale 4x4 Checkerboard

Blue Blue Scale Uniformity

Black Colors Focus

Gray Color Bars Logo

Alignment Dashes

Step 3. Check to see if the source
is a solid color.

If the source is not a solid color and none of these steps have resolved the problem,
contact Planar Technical Support.

If your picture is visible, but something is wrong with it

Symptom Possible Cause Explanation / Further Action

Image is rotated Check your source. The Bobcat X has no way of rotating images.

Picture has a black edge Picture is not positioned correctly. Use the Picture Position menu to adjust it

(see “Adjusting Position” on page 43)

Check LCD alignment (see “Aligning the
LCD” on page 51).

Check LCD size (see “Adjusting Focus and
Image Size” on page 53).

Picture has a black or col­ored edge

Picture is too large or too
small

The source has a black edge

Wall Mode is turned on and the picture is not
the same aspect ratio as the wall. The edge
color is determined by the Border Color in
this menu

This could be a zoom adjustment, particularly
if you are using Planar’s Big Picture™

Check the Aspect Ratio and Wall menu (see
“Aspect Ratio Settings” on page 35)

Check the two Zoom menus and set them
both so you see a zero on all four sides. Then
check the two Viewport menus and see that
they read zero on all four sides (see “Zoom
and Position” on page 61)

Picture is noisy

Cable from source is poor quality or too long Use a different cable
Picture has horizontal or
vertical streaks

Poorly adjusted Phase and/or Frequency Only analog computer signals may need this

adjusted. This can be done automatically by
pressing S

ETUP on the remote.

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If your picture is visible, but something is wrong with it (Continued)

Symptom Possible Cause Explanation / Further Action

Colors are wrong Input Levels must be adjusted For analog computer sources, see “Adjusting

Levels for Analog Sources” on page 31. For
digital computer sources, see “Adjusting Lev­els for Digital Sources” on page 29

For further suggestions, see “Image Problems” on page 141

Bobcat X doesn’t respond to remote control

Possible Cause Possible Resolution

IR response disabled via RS232 Re-enable IR response using RS232 commands

Remote batteries are dead or improperly installed Replace or reinstall batteries

Remote was not aimed at the IR receiver The IR receiver is in the lower right corner (in landscape

mode; in portrait mode, it is in the lower left corner) of the
screen bezel behind a small hole

Something is blocking the IR receiver Remove the obstruction

If RS232 communication does not work

See “Basic RS232 Troubleshooting” on page 143.

Unsure what’s wrong?

See “Reading the Status Menus” on page 81 and “Reading
the LEDs” on page 137.

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5.2 Reading the Status Menus

The Status menus show lots of information about the current state of the Bobcat X.

Unit Status menu

To display the Unit Status menus, on the remote press

MONITOR.

Unit Status

Bobcat X/L 1366 x 768
573-2400 Rev 1.2

Asset Tag:

Backlight Status OK
Internal Temperature: 32ºC

Mode ID: 31 HPer: 3178 VLines: 525

Unit Status

• Backlight Status—shows OK if the electronics mod-

ule detects that both banks of backlights are functioning
normally. Shows Failed if one or both of the backlight
banks is not drawing the correct amount of current

• Internal Temperature—the current internal tempera-

ture at one point on the backplane of the LCD panel.
For more information, see “Internal Temperature” on
page 98.

• Fans—current state of each fan. When any fan fails, the

backlights go off and you can’t see this menu.

• Interlock—whether interlocks are Ok (closed) or an

interlock is open. When any interlock is open, the back­lights go off, and you can’t see this menu.

• Last Fault—Last Interlock event and the time it

occurred. This menu shows that the last event to turn
off the backlights was that an interlock opened. In the
example above, this happened 300 hours and 50 min-

utes ago in System Time. (System Time is accumulated
as long as the electronics module is on.)

Serial Port Status menu

Press

MONITOR again to display the Serial Port Status

Menu. You can go directly to either of these menus from
the main menu. Neither of these menus have any control
over the Bobcat X, so there is no highlight selector in any
of them.

• Commands Received—the number of individual com-

mand strings received by this unit.

• Replies Sent—the number of individual reply strings

sent by this unit.

• Last Packet Type—Type of command most recently

received, usually Operation.

• Last Packet Address—Type of address on the last

packet received:

• Global—sent to more than one unit, either all of
them or a group of them that included this one.

• This Cube Alone—sent the this unit exclusively,
and this unit should have sent a response.

• Not This Cube—sent to another unit or units, but
not this one.

• Not Addressed—command had no address, so
only the first unit in the serial string could have
acted on the command.

• Most Recent—The hex and ascii data most recently

received. This may not be a complete command string,
but just the tail end of it.

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Setup Summary

The Setup Summary menu (Main > Diagnostics >

Setup Summary) displays the current state of the

Bobcat X.

Setup Summary

Source Analog

Colorspace RGB

Resolution 1366 x 768

Wall 2 x 2 1:1

Scale/Justify One to One / Center

Postion/Overscan 169,20 / 0%

Zoom UL/ LR +0,+0 / +0,+0

Viewport UL/LR +0,+0/ +0,+0

Frequency/Phase 1602 / 22.5°

Sharpness Normal

White Balance 100 100 100

Gray Balance 7 7 7

Slot 9 Group B Unit 2

Although this looks similar to the information as the
Save and Recall menus, the values may not be the same as
in a numbered memory. You, or someone else, might have
changed something since a memory was recalled. This is
the state of the display right now.

Setup Summary shows the current Color Balance set­tings, which are the ones in the global memory. (Color Bal­ance settings are not saved in individual numbered
memories.)

The look of this menu varies depending on the currently
selected source.

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5.3 Test Patterns

These are used for testing and troubleshooting.

Possibly the most important test pattern is None. This is the
one that allows the source picture to show on the screen.
All other patterns block the program picture.

All test patterns are full screen. Aspect Ratio has no effect.

To tu r n o n a Tes t Pa t ter n

1. Press

MONITOR three times.

2. Select the pattern with the arrow keys. Move between
columns using left-right arrow keys; up-down arrows
will eventually get you to the next column.

3. Press

ENTER to display the highlighted test pattern.

✎ When a Test Pattern is shown, the program

picture is blocked. To see the source picture, set
Test Pattern to None.

To turn off a Test Pattern

1. Press monitor three times.

2. Select None with the up-down arrows.

3. Press

ENTER.

Colors shows a rainbow of colors and a gray scale at sev­eral levels of saturation for testing uniformity.

Color Bars displays a pattern of the three primary colors
and the primary combinations along with black and white.
This is similar to, but not the same as, color bars in the tele­vision and video field. These bars are 100% saturated.

Custom Color is discussed below (“Custom Test Pat­terns”)

Grid shows a white background with a 4 x 4 grid of
magenta lines surrounded by a 3-pixel-wide magenta bor­der. This is useful for adjusting an image, especially in rear
projection applications.

Alignment Dashes are used to align DLP engines and
LCDs in rear projection applications.

4 x 4 Checkerboard is a pattern of 16 rectangles alter­nating black and white. This pattern is used in the factory.

Uniformity shows marks on the screen for factory color
and brightness measurement and testing.

Custom Test Patterns

Using the Custom Test Pattern Color menu (Test Patterns
> Custom Color), you can create custom solid color test

patterns.

Custom Test Pattern Color

Red 65

Green 64

Blue 64

All

Test Pattern Descriptions

White, Red, Green, Blue, Black, and Gray all show
full screens of the color. Gray is 50%.

Focus Bl x’s on Wh, Focus, and Logo are used in the fac-
tory.

The Gray, Red, Green, and Blue Scales show 32- or
64-step scales. You should be able to see all the steps
clearly.

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6.4 Menu Structures

The gray text in menus is for information only. You cannot move the yellow selector to these lines. Some menus
change their appearance depending on the source selected or other factors.

Picture > Source (Analog)

Main Menu

Picture

Size & Position

Aspect Ratio & Wall

Memory

Diagnostics

Advanced Options

Program Information

Pressing the FREQ/

PHASE key opens
the Picture menu
directly

Picture

Source Analog

Colorspace RGB

Sync Type Separate H&V

Vertical Frequency (frame locked) 60Hz

Horizontal Frequency 50.00kHz

Pixel Frequency 80.10MHz

Horizontal Resolution 1366

Vertical Resolution 768

Frequency

Phase

Sharpness Sharpest

Input Levels

1602

22.5°

Analog

Digital

Component (YPbPr)

S-Video

Composite

For examples of other sources and their options,
see “Picture > Source (Composite, Component,
Digital, and S-Video)” on page 87

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Picture Menu Options

Menu Item Description Setting(s)

Source Chooses the source of the video signal (the input connector

you want to use) and adjusts the picture. Use the + \ – keys
to select the source. Digital pictures rarely need adjusting

Colorspace Specifies the range of colors for the type of input. Generally

computer inputs use RGB and video sources use YPbPr

Sync Type Determines which portion of the signal that carries the syn-

chronization timing

Vertical Frequency The number of vertical fields per second (in Hz)

Horizontal Frequency The number of horizontal lines per second (in kilohertz)

Pixel Frequency The number of pixels per second (in megahertz)

Horizontal Resolution The number of vertical lines or pixels from one side of an

image to the other. The pixel width of an image.
For more information, see “Computer sources” on page 25

Vertical Resolution The number of vertical lines or pixels from the top to the bottom of an image. The pixel height of an

image. NTSC and PAL (SDTV) is 480 lines, HDTV is 720 or 1080.

Frequency The total number of pixels in a horizontal line, including those

not show on the screen.
For more information, see “Selecting the Picture” on page 25

Analog, DVI, Component, Composite,
S-Video

RGB, YPbPr

Separate H&V, composite, sync on
green

The resolution of an analog signal is
determined from an internal mode
table and the measured horizontal
and vertical frequency of the signal. If
the incoming signal does not conform
to the one found in this mode table,
the resolution can be adjusted. This
should not normally be necessary

The Range depends on the input sig­nal. A default frequency is obtained
from an internal mode table depend­ing on the horizontal and vertical fre­quency of the signal. The frequency
can then be adjusted if the signal
does not match the one in the internal
table. Automatic frequency adjust­ment will also change this setting

Phase The position of the pixel clock relative to the start of the line.

For more information, see “Selecting the Picture” on page 25

Sharpness A setting for how sharp image edges are on an image that is

scaled to fit the screen. Primarily used for low-quality video
images. High-quality video and digital image will not benefit
from this setting.
For more information, see “Adjusting Sharpness” on page 41

0 – 360 degrees in 32 steps

softest, soft, normal, sharp, sharpest

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Picture > Source (Composite, Component, Digital, and

S-Video)

Picture

Source Component (YPbPr)

Video Standard NTSC 60 Hz/3.58 MHz

Vertical Frequency (frame locked) 60Hz

Sharpness Sharpest

Input Levels

Picture

Source Comp Video

Video Standard NTSC 60 Hz/3.58 MHz

Vertical Frequency (frame locked) 60Hz

Sharpness Sharpest

Input Levels

Picture

Picture

Source Digital

Colorspace RGB

Vertical Frequency (frame locked) 60Hz

Horizontal Frequency 50.00kHz

Horizontal Resolution 1366

Vertical Resolution 768

Sharpness Sharpest

Pressing the FREQ/

PHASE key opens the
Picture menu directly.

Source S-Video

Video Standard NTSC 60 Hz/3.58 MHz

Vertical Frequency (frame locked) 60Hz

Sharpness Sharpest

Input Levels

The Composite, Component, and S-Video picture menus look
the same

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Picture Menu Options

Menu Item Description Setting(s)

Source Chooses the source of the video signal (the input connector

you want to use) and adjusts the picture. Use the + \ – keys
to select the source. Digital pictures rarely need adjusting.

Colorspace Specifies the range of colors for the type of input. Generally

computer inputs use RGB and video sources use YPbPr

Video Standard The three major signal standards have different timing, hori-

zontal and vertical frequency requirements. This is shown
only on video sources (Composite, S-Video, Component)

Vertical Frequency The number of vertical fields per second (in Hz)

Horizontal Frequency The number of horizontal lines per second (in kilohertz)

Pixel Frequency The number of pixels per second (in megahertz)

Horizontal Resolution The number of vertical lines or pixels from one side of an

image to the other. The pixel width of an image

Vertical Resolution The number of vertical lines or pixels from the top to the bottom of an image. The pixel height of an

image. NTSC and PAL (SDTV) is 480 lines, HDTV is 720 or 1080

Analog, DVI, Component, Composite,
S-Video

RGB, YPbPr

NTSC, PAL, SECAM

The resolution of an analog signal is
determined from an internal mode
table and the measured horizontal
and vertical frequency of the signal. If
the incoming signal does not conform
to the one found in this mode table,
the resolution can be adjusted. This
should not normally be necessary

Sharpness A setting for how sharp image edges are on an image that is

scaled to fit the screen. Primarily used for low-quality video
images. High-quality video and digital image will not benefit
from this setting.
For more information, see “Adjusting Sharpness” on page 41

softest, soft, normal, sharp, sharpest

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Picture > Input Levels

Main Menu

Picture

Size & Position

Aspect Ratio & Wall

Memory

Diagnostics

Advanced Options

Program Information

Input Levels

Auto Black Level (offset)

Auto White Level (gain)

Center Point 64 124 99

Black Level (offset)-All 79

Red 89

Green 67

Blue 83

White Level (gain) -All 99

Red 99

Green 99

Blue 99

Picture

Source Digital

Colorspace RGB

Vertical Frequency (frame locked) 60Hz

Horizontal Frequency 50.00kHz

Horizontal Resolution 1366

Vertical Resolution 768

Sharpness Sharpest

Input Levels

Input Levels

Black Level (offset)All 128

Red 128

Green 128

Blue 128

Reset Black Level to Default

Input Levels

Black Level (offset)All 128

Input levels for Analog RGB

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Pressing the LEVEL
key opens the Input
Levels menu directly

From top down:
Input levels for
Digital RGB,
Digital YPbPr,
and
Analog YPbPr

Red 128

Green 128

Blue 128

Hue 128

Reset Black Level to Default

Input Levels

Brightness 140

Contrast 165

Saturation 150

Hue 128

Blue Only

Reset Factory Defaults

Input Levels Menu Options

Menu Item Description

Auto Black/
White Level

Center Point The intensity value for each of the red, green, and blue color components for the point at the center of

Black Level
(offset)

Red, Green,
Blue

White Level
(gain)

Red, Green,
Blue

Brightness Similar to black level, but used for composite, S-Video, Component and YPbPr signals. There is only a

Contrast Similar to white level, but used for composite, S-Video, Component and YPbPr signals. There is only a

Saturation An adjustment to the intensity of the colors of the signal. Used for Composite, S-Video, Component and

Automatically perform black/white level adjustments. For more information, see “Full automatic level
adjustment” on page 32

the screen. Used while adjusting black level and white level

An adjustment which allows you to compensate for differences in the voltage levels of signals by adding
an offset to the signal. This adjustment is sometimes known as brightness or offset. The black level
adjustment adjusts all three color channels at the same time. Black level is only for analog RGB and dig­ital signals

Individual adjustments for setting the black level for each of the three colors

An adjustment which allows you compensate for different amplitudes of signals by applying a gain to the
signal. This adjustment is sometimes known as contrast or gain. The white level adjustment adjusts all
three color channels at the same time. White level is only for analog RGB signals

Individual adjustments for setting the white level for each of the three colors

single brightness adjustment for these types of signals

single contrast adjustment for these types of signals

YPbPr signals

Hue An adjustment to the red/green balance of color in the signal. Used for Composite, S-Video, Component

and YPbPr signals

Reset Black
Level to
Default

Reset Factory
Defaults

Resets any automatic adjustments to the factory defaults

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Size and Position > Picture Position

Main Menu

Picture

Size & Position

Aspect Ratio & Wall

Memory

Diagnostics

Advanced Options

Program Information

Size & Position

Picture Position

Zoom Window Top & Left

Zoom Window Bottom & Right

Viewport Window Top & Left

Viewport Window Bottom & Right

Reset All Windows to Default

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Pressing the SIZE/

POS key opens the
Picture Position
menu directly. Press
it a second time to
open the Zoom Top
& Left menu.
Press it a third time
to open the Zoom
Bottom & right menu

Picture
Position

Use arrow keys to move image

Horizontal Position 168

Vertical Position 19

Size & Position Menu Options

Menu Item Description Setting(s)

Picture Position The position of the

image relative to the
sync signal

Horizontal Position When this option is

selected, you can
move the image hori­zontally using the -/+
buttons.

Vertical Position When this option is

selected, you can
move the image verti­cally using the -/+
buttons.

Zoom Window Top & Left Zoom adjusts the size of the picture. In Zoom Top & Left, the up-down arrows move

Zoom Window Bottom & Right

Viewport Window Top & Left Viewport shrinks the picture. This feature is most useful when each unit in a wall is

Viewport Window Bottom & Right

Reset All Windows to Default Reset All Windows to Default makes all Zoom and Viewport values zero. If Big Picture

the top edge, and the right-left arrows move the left side

fed a separate picture from a video processor. In such a case, you can’t zoom the pic­ture smaller, but you can shrink the picture with Viewport

is being used and Wall Mode is on, the Zoom values go to the Big Picture defaults

Default value and range depends on the incoming signal
Picture position is automatically adjusted during setup based
on where the edge of the image is found (see “Advanced
Options > Auto Setup Options” on page 116).)

Pressing - moves the image to the left
Pressing + moves the image to the right

Pressing - moves the image down
Pressing + moves the image up

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Aspect Ratio and Wall

Main Menu

Picture

Size & Position

Aspect Ratio & Wall

Memory

Diagnostics

Advanced Options

Program Information

Aspect Ratio & Wall

Scale Mode Crop

Justify Center

Overscan 0%

Border Color Black

Wall Width 1

Wall Height 1

Unit Column 1

Unit Row 1

Wall Mode

Frame Compensation

Fill All

Crop

Letterbox/Pillarbox

Widescreen (16x9)

Normal Video (4x3)

One to One

Frame Height 97 pixels

Frame Width 157 pixels

Pressing the WALL
key opens the
Aspect Ratio & Wall
menu directly

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