Runco CL-500 User Manual 2

OWNER’S OPERATING MANUAL

CL-500

LIMITED WARRANTY

Congratulations on your purchase of a Runco video product and welcome to the Runco family! We
believe Runco produces “The World’s Finest Home Theater Products”. With proper installation, setup
and care, you will enjoy many years of unparalleled video performance. Please read this consumer
protection plan carefully and retain it with your other important documents.

This is a LIMITED WARRANTY as defined by the U.S. Consumer Product Warranty and Federal
Trade Commission Improvement Act.

WHAT IS COVERED

UNDER THE TERMS OF THIS WARRANTY:

SERVICE LABOR: Runco will pay for service labor by an approved Runco service center when need­ed as a result of manufacturing defect for a period of two (2) years from the effective date of delivery
to the end user.

PARTS (Not including projector lamp): Runco will provide new or rebuilt replacement parts for the
parts that fail due to defects in materials or workmanship for a period of two (2) years from the effec­tive date of the warranty. Such replacement parts are then subsequently warranted for the remaining
portion (if any) of the original warranty period.

LAMP: Six months or 1000 hours (which ever comes first).

WHAT IS NOT

COVERED UNDER THE TERMS OF THIS WARRANTY:

This warranty only covers failure due to defects in materials and workmanship that occur during nor­mal use and does not cover normal maintenance. This warranty does not cover cabinets or any
appearance item; any damage to laser discs; failure resulting from accident, misuse, abuse, neglect,
mishandling, misapplication, faulty or improper installation or setup adjustments; improper mainte­nance, alteration, improper use of any input signal; damage due to lightning or power line surges,
spikes and brownouts; damage that occurs during shipping or transit; or damage that is attributed to
acts of God. In the case of remote control units, damage resulting from leaking, old, damaged or
improper batteries is also excluded from coverage under this warranty.

CAUTION: DAMAGE RESULTING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FROM IMPROPER INSTALLATION
OR SETUP IS SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDED FROM COVERAGE UNDER THIS WARRANTY. IT IS
IMPERATIVE THAT INSTALLATION AND SETUP WORK BE PERFORMED ONLY BY AN AUTHO­RIZED RUNCO DEALER TO PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THIS WARRANTY. THIS WILL
ALSO ENSURE THAT YOU ENJOY THE FINE PERFORMANCE YOUR RUNCO PRODUCT IS
CAPABLE OF PROVIDING WHEN INSTALLED AND CALIBRATED BY RUNCO AUTHORIZED PER­SONNEL.

RIGHTS, LIMITS AND EXCLUSIONS:

Runco limits its obligations under any implied warranties under state laws to a period not to exceed
the warranty period. There are no express warranties. Runco also excludes any obligation on its part
for incidental or consequential damages related to the failure of this product to function properly.
Some states do not allow limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts, and some states do not
allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages. So the above limitations or
exclusions may not apply to you. This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have
other rights that vary from state to state.

Limited Warranty

EFFECTIVE WARRANTY DATE:

This warranty begins on the effective date of delivery to the end user. For your convenience, keep the
original bill of sale as evidence of the purchase date.

IMPORTANT: WARRANTY REGISTRATION:

Please fill out and mail your warranty registration card. It is imperative that Runco knows how to reach
you promptly if we should discover a safety problem or product update for which you must be notified.

TO OBTAIN SERVICE, CONTACT YOUR RUNCO DEALER:

Repairs made under the terms of the Limited Warranty covering your Runco International video prod­uct will be performed at the location of the product, during usual working hours, providing location of
product is within normal operating distance from a Runco Authorized Service Center. If, solely in
Runco’s judgement, location of product to be repaired is beyond normal operating distance of the
closest Runco Authorized Service Center, it is the owner’s responsibility to arrange for shipment of the
product for repair. These arrangements must be made through the selling Runco dealer. If this is not
possible, contact Runco directly for a return authorization number and shipping instructions. Runco
will return product transportation prepaid in the United States, unless no product defect is discovered.
In that instance, shipping costs will be the responsibility of the owner.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

To locate the name and address of the nearest Runco Authorized Service location, or for additional
information about this warranty, please call, write or visit our website:

CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT

RUNCO INTERNATIONAL

290

0 Faber Street

Union City, CA 94587

Ph: [phone] / Fax: [phone]

www.runco.com

User’s Manual

Runco CL-500 Video Projector
User’s Manual

Thank you for your purchase of this quality Runco video projector! It has been designed to provide you with the quality
of video that is expected in a home theater. For the best performance, please read this manual carefully as it is your
guide through the menus and operation.

WARNING

This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of

CAUTION

RISK OFELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOTOPEN

CAUTION: TOREDUCE THE RISKOF ELECTRIC SHOCK.

DO NOTREMOVE COVER (ORBACK)

NO USERSERVICEABLE PARTSINSIDE.

REFER SERVICINGTO QUALIFIED SERVICEPERSONNEL.

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of
the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential
installation.

uninsulated " dangerous voltage " within the product's
enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute
a risk of electric shock.

This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of
important operating and maintenance (servicing)
instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance.

1. Read these instructions.

2. Keep these instructions.

3. Heed all warnings.

4. Do not use this projector near water, outdoors or otherwise exposed to the elements.

5. Clean only with a dry cloth.

6. Do not block any ventilation openings.

7. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including
amplifiers) that produce heat.

8. Do not defeat the safety feature of the polarized or grounding type plug. A polarized type plug has two blades with
one wider than the other. A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong. The third prong is
provided for your safety. If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet, consult an electrician for the replacement
of the obsolete outlet.

9. The RJ11 telephone jack of RS323C port does not connect for telephine line connection.

10. The 12V trigger only output DC 12V signal for triggering. Do not connect to any other power input or output. This
could cause damage to this unit.

11. Only use accessories specified by RUNCO International.

12. Keep the packing material in case the projector should ever need to be shipped.

13. Unplug this projector during lightning storms or when it will not be used for an extended period of time.

14. The lamp becomes extremely hot during operation. Allow the projector to cool down for approximately 45
minutes prior to removing the lamp assembly for replacement. Do not operate lamps beyond the rated lamp life.
Excessive operation of lamps beyond rated life could cause them to explode in rare occasions.

15. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required when the projector has been damaged in any
way, objects have fallen or spilled into the projector, the projector has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not
operate normally, or has been dropped.

Runco CL-500 Video Projector

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1. Overview

Features

User’s Manual

High Contrast and Picture Quality

This single-DMD DLP

Fantastic Dynamic Performance and Rich Gray-scale

With a 6-segment color wheel, the picture's refresh rate can attain speeds of up to 240 Hz. By doing this, this unit
provides fantastic dynamic performance and rich gray-scale without the 'color-flicker' or 'rainbowing' associated with
other single-DMD DLPTM projectors.

Sealed Optical Engine with a High-Quality Lens Design

The optical engine uses a high-quality lens for maximizing optical performance. The sealed optical engine prevents
light leakage and any dust from entering the engine, which could cause annoying 'spots' in the image.

Low Noise Operation

The projector's unique cooling system design prevents annoying fan noise, and is rated at less than 30 dB.

Wide Variety of Inputs

This unit can support various video formats, including Composite, S-Video, Component, DTV Y/PB/PR, DTV RGB
and Computer signals. The HDTV input (DTV Y/PB/PR and DTV RGB) is input through RGB BNC port, providing the
least amount of signal degradation caused by longer cable runs.

HDTV Ready

480i, 480P, 1080i and 720P (576I and 576P PAL Version) formats are all compatible with this unit
(via an external DTV decoder, not provided).

De-interlacing with 3:2 Pull-down

Using Runco's proprietary De-interlacing technology, this projector provides exceptional scaling and film to video
(3:2 pulldown) conversion for the most artifact-free images possible.

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projector provides excellent contrast ratio, color uniformity and seamlesss picture quality.

PIP function

Picture in picture functions allow you to display two inputs on the screen at the same time.

Video Memory

This projector allows the user to store up to three different settings in the video memories.

1. Overview

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Runco

Location

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Front / Upper Side

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1. Front Lamp Cover

Remove this cover when replacing the lamp.

2. Projection Lens

3. Front IR Sensor

4. Ventilation Holes (exhaust)

5. Focus Ring and Zoom Ring

Adjusts the focus and zoom of image.

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Rear / Bottom Side

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6. Power LED and Lamp LED

Show the status of power and lamp.
For more details, see "Control Panel" on
page 5

7. Top IR Sensor

8. Power ON Indicator

9. Cord cover

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1. Connector Panel

For more details, see "Connector Panel" on page 6

2. AC Power IN Socket.

3. AC Power Switch

AC main power switch.

4. Ventilation Holes (intake)

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5. Rear Adjusters

Adjust the height or projection angle

6. Front Adjusters

Adjust the height or projection angle

7. Ceiling mount holes

The connecting holes with ceiling mounting device.

Controls and Functions

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Control Panel

Power Lamp

Power Lamp

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1. POWER LED Indicate the status of the power

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Light Orange when the AC power cord is plugged into the wall outlet (standby mode). Once in
the standby mode, you can turn on the projector by pressing ON key on the remote control for
ONE second.

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Light Green when the power is turned on (operational mode).

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Flash Orange for the first 30 seconds after power-up indicating that the lamp is warming up.

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Flash Green for one minute after the projector was powered off indicating th at the lamp is coolin g
down.

2. LAMP LED

Indicates the status of lamp

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Light red when the lamp has developed a problem. Please contact your Runco dealer for assistance.

3. Zoom Ring

Adjust the size of the image

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Rotate right to enlarge the image, and rotate left to make the image smaller.

4. Focus Ring

Adjust the focus of the image

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Rotate the focus ring right or left to focus the image.

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Runco

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Connector Panel

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1. Video (RCA Jack)

Composite video signal input.

2. S-Video (mini DIN 4-pin)

Y/C (S-video) signal input

3. Component (RCA Jacks)

480i Component (Y/C

B/CR

4. RGB/ HDTV (BNC)

DTV Y/P

B/PR

or DTV RGB video signal input.

S-Video

Video Y C C

Computer

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G/Y B/P R/P H V

BR

BR

RS-232C 12V

Trigger

) video signal input

5. Computer (D-Sub 15-pin)

RGB Computer signal input.

6. RS-232C (RJ-11 Jack)

RS-232C control signal input.

7. 12v Trigger (mini jack)

+12V output, active when the projector is turned on.

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1. Overview