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4.3 
Using the On-Screen 
Menus
To display the Main Menu, press the MENU button on the remote control (Figure 2-5) or 
DHD Controller front panel (Figure 2-3). 
To select a menu item, use the  and  buttons on the remote control or DHD Controller 
front panel to highlight it. Then, to confirm your selection, press ENTER on the remote 
control or DHD Controller front panel. 
The PlasmaWall OSD menus are arranged hierarchically, as shown in Figure 4-1. 
Depending on the selected input source and signal characteristics, some menu options 
may not be available.
Figure 4-1. PlasmaWall OSD Menu Structure
Input Source
Composite
S-Video 1
S-Video 2
Component
HD1
HD2
SCART
HDMI 1
HDMI 2
Aspect Ratio
16:9
4:3
Letterbox
VirtualWide
Cinema
Virtual Cinema
Native
Picture
Brightness
Contrast
Color
Tint
Sharpness
Noise Filter
Input Position
Left/Right
Up/Down
Width
Height
Overscan
Overscan Mode
(Zoom/Crop)
Phase
(RGB/Component/SCART signals 
only) 
Tracking
(RGB/Component/SCART signals 
only) 
Memory 
Presets
Recall ISF Night
Recall ISF Day
Recall/Save Custom 1
Recall/Save Custom 2 
Reset Custom 1 and Custom 2 to 
Factory Default
Information
Signal
System
Field Service
Manufacturing
Calibration
Display ColorGain
-100, -99... 0 ... 99, 100 
(Red, Green, Blue)
Offset
Gamma2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 2.4, 2.5 or 
S-Curve
Color Temp Simple
(5500K, 6500K or 7500K)
Black Level0, 1, 2 ... 8
Input Level -100, -99... 0 ... 99, 100
Input ImageBrightness
-50, -49 ... 0 ... 49, 50 Contrast
Color
Tint
Sharpness
Input ColorGain -32, -31... 0 ... 31, 32
(HD 1, HD 2 and 
Component inputs only) Offset
Chroma Delay0, 1, 2 ... 7
(S-Video 1, S-Video 2 and 
Composite inputs only)
Noise Filter0, 1, 2 ... 63
Save ISF Night
Back / Confirm
Save ISF Day
Copy/PasteCopy Settings
Paste Settings
Output ShiftLeft/Right
-50, -49 ... 0 ... 49, 50
Up/Down
Width
-50, -49, 48 ... 0
Height
Splash ConfigureOwner Name
ISF Calibrated
ISF Other
Splash Timer 5, 6, 7 ... 15 ... 59, 60
Splash Enable On/Off
OSD Position Hor. / Ver. 0, 1, 2 ... 100
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Figure 4-1. PlasmaWall OSD Menu Structure (continued)
Main MenuThe Main Menu is the starting point for accessing all PlasmaWall functions. 
(You must enter a passcode to access the Calibration and Service menus.)
Service
Test VideoColor Bars 1
Color Bars 2
Focus
Grey Bars
Input Names Rename/Restore
Remote ControlRemote Code 00, 01, 02 ... 17 ... 31
COMP Key SourceComponent or SCART
Display Device - ConfigureInstallationDisplay Orientation: Floor Front, 
Ceiling Front, Floor Rear or Ceiling Rear
DiagnosticsWhite, Red, Green, Blue, Yellow, Cyan, 
Magenta
Color SpaceAuto, REC601, REC709, 
RGB-PC or RGB-Video(Not available on S-Video or Composite 
video inputs)
Triggers 1 / 2 / 3
MiscellaneousLanguageEnglish, Français, Deutsch, Italiano. 
Español, Svenska, Traditional Chinese, 
Simplified Chinese, Português or 
Russian 
OSD Timer 0 (no timeout) or 5, 6, 7 ... 15 ... 60 sec. 
OSD Messages On / Off
Blank Screen Color
Red/Green/Blue = 0, 1, 2, 3 ... 255
Sidebar Color
Film Mode
(SD sources only)On / Off
CUE
(Chroma Upsampling Error) On / Off
Sync Threshold 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 ... 15(HD 1, HD 2 and Component inputs 
only)
HDMI EDID Extension HDMI 1 / HDMI 2On / Off
Front Panel BrightnessLogo LED 0 (off), 1, 2 ... 31
Standby LEDOn / Off
LCD 0 (off), 1, 2, 3 or 4
System Reset
Runco Video
Input Source
Aspect Ratio
Picture
Input Position
Memory Presets
Information
Calibration
Service
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Input SourceFrom the Main Menu, select Input Source to choose a video signal source. 
The active source is indicated by an arrow (➡) to its left; in this example, Composite is the 
active source. 
Aspect RatioTo change the aspect ratio (size and shape) of the projected image, select Aspect Ratio 
from the Main Menu and press ENTER. Select the appropriate aspect ratio for your 
screen size and the type of program material being viewed; refer to 
Table 4-1. 
The currently-selected aspect ratio is indicated by a “7” to its left; in this example, 16:9 is 
selected. 
Note that some aspect ratios are unavailable and/or not useful with certain types of 
source material. The optimal setting depends on a number of factors, such as:
 The aspect ratio of the source material, as broadcast or encoded on the playback 
medium.
 The “display type” (16:9 or 4:3) and output resolution settings at the source 
component. Most modern DVD/BD players and set-top boxes have such controls. 
 Viewer preference (original aspect ratio with “black bars,” or a full-screen presentation 
with some distortion or cropping). 
  
Input Source
➡Composite
S-Video 1
S-Video 2
Component
HD1
HD2
SCART
HDMI 1
HDMI 2
Aspect Ratio
716:9
…4:3
…Letterbox
…VirtualWide
…Cinema
…Virtual Cinema
…Native
The aspect ratio selection is automatically saved for each input and 
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Table 4-1. Aspect Ratio Settings 
Aspect Ratio
Remote 
Control
Button
Description
16:916:9Select 16:9 to view 16:9 DVDs 
and HDTV programs in their 
native aspect ratio. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4:3 images are stretched 
horizontally to fit a 16:9 screen. 
4:34:34:3 scales the input signal to fit 
in the center of the 16:9 screen. 
4:3 is the aspect ratio used by 
computer monitors, standard 
television programming and 
most VHS video cassettes. 
LetterboxLBOXLetterbox mode scales (zooms 
in on) a 4:3 image linearly (by the 
same amount on all sides) to fill 
a 16:9 display. 
Letterbox is best suited for 
viewing LaserDisc movies or 
non-anamorphic DVDs on a 
16:9 screen.
VirtualWideVWIDEVirtualWide scales a 4:3 image 
NON-linearly (more on the sides 
than in the center) to fit a 16:9 
screen.
4:3 Image, stretched to fill
16:9 Screen (Display)16:9 Image on
16:9 Screen (Display)
4:3 Image on
16:9 Screen (Display)
4:3 Image on
16:9 Display
(Letterbox aspect ratio)
4:3 Image on
16:9 Screen (Display)
4:3 Image on
16:9 Screen
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CinemaCINEMASelect Cinema to view 2.35:1 
source material on a 16:9 
screen. The upper and lower 
portions of the screen are 
masked, but the geometry of the 
active image area is not 
changed.
Virtual CinemaSVCA 2.35:1 image is stretched 
anamorphically in both 
directions to fill a 16:9 display 
area. 
The 2.35:1 image is cropped on 
all sides. 
Native(none)Select Native to display the 
source signal in its native 
resolution, centered in the 
display area with no re-sizing or 
overscan. 
This means, for example, that 
720p HDTV programs will 
display with unused pixels on all 
sides: 320 on the left and right 
sides and 180 above and below. 
With SDTV and EDTV sources, 
the PlasmaWall scales the image 
horizontally to achieve a 16:9 
aspect ratio. 
Table 4-1. Aspect Ratio Settings (continued)
Aspect RatioRemote 
Control
ButtonDescription
2.35:1 Image on
16:9 Screen
2.35:1 Image on
16:9 Screen
2.35:1 Image on
16:9 Screen with
Virtual Cinema
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PictureUse the controls in the Picture Menu to calibrate your PlasmaWall for optimum picture 
quality.
The PlasmaWall has been designed to incorporate setup and calibration standards 
established by the Imaging Science Foundation (ISF). The ISF has developed carefully 
crafted, industry-recognized standards for optimal video performance and has 
implemented a training program for technicians and installers to use these standards to 
obtain optimal picture quality from Runco video display devices. Accordingly, Runco 
recommends that setup and calibration be performed by an ISF certified installation 
technician.
All signal types require separate processing. Therefore, you need to calibrate each DHD 
Controller input separately. 
Although it may be possible to obtain satisfactory picture quality using the naked eye and 
regular program material, Runco recommends using an external test pattern source 
(Ovation Multimedia, Digital Video Essentials or AVIA test DVD or equivalent) for best 
results.
Connect your test pattern source to the input that you are calibrating and proceed as 
follows. Perform the adjustments in the order listed here.
Brightness: On your external test pattern source, select a PLUGE pattern. (PLUGE is an 
acronym for “Picture Line-Up Generation Equipment.”) 
Figure 4-2 shows a typical PLUGE 
pattern.
Figure 4-2. Typical PLUGE Pattern for Adjusting Brightness
Picture
Brightness
Contrast
Color
Tint
Sharpness
Noise Filter
➤
When you change a picture quality setting, save the change to a 
preset afterwards. Otherwise, the change will be lost when a 
different input is selected. (Picture quality settings are saved for 
each input separately.) For information about saving settings, refer 
to 
Memory Presets on page 47. 
Note
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PLUGE patterns vary but generally consist of some combination of black, white and gray 
areas against a black background. The example above includes two vertical bars and four 
shaded boxes.
Select Brightness from the Picture menu and press ENTER. Adjust the brightness so that:
 The darkest black bars disappear into the background. 
 The dark gray areas are barely visible.
 The lighter gray areas are clearly visible.
 The white areas are a comfortable level of true white.
 The image contains only black, gray and white (no color).
Contrast: On your external test pattern source, select a stepped, gray-bar pattern like the 
one shown in 
Figure 4-3. 
Figure 4-3. Typical Gray Bar Pattern for Adjusting Contrast
Select Contrast and press ENTER. Adjust the contrast to a point just below which the 
white rectangle starts to increase in size.
Brightness and contrast controls are interactive. A change to one 
may require a subtle change to the other in order to achieve the 
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Color Saturation: On your external test pattern source, select a color bar pattern like the 
one shown in 
Figure 4-4. 
Figure 4-4. Typical Color Bar Pattern for Adjusting Color Saturation and Tint
1. Press the MENU button on the remote control or DHD Controller front panel.
2. Select Service from the Main Menu and press ENTER. 
3. Enter the Service menu passcode.
4. Select Display Device from the Service menu and press ENTER. 
5. Press ENTER again to select Configure.
6. Select Diagnostics and press ENTER. 
7. Select Blue from the Diagnostics menu, then press ENTER to display only the blue 
color channel.
8. Press RETURN (or MENU) repeatedly to return to the Main Menu.
9. Select Picture from the Main Menu and press ENTER. 
10.Select Color from the Picture menu and press ENTER. 
gray
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11.Adjust the color saturation level until the outermost (gray and blue) color bars appear to 
be a single shade of blue: 
Tint: Tint or “hue” is essentially the ratio of red to green in the color portion of the image. 
When tint is decreased, the image appears redder; when it is increased the image 
appears greener. 
To adjust the tint, enable “blue only” display mode in the Diagnostics menu, as you would 
for adjusting color saturation (refer to the previous section, Color Saturation). 
Select Tint from the Picture menu and press ENTER. Adjust the tint level until the cyan 
and magenta color bars (on either side of the green bar) appear to be a single shade of 
blue. 
Like the brightness and contrast controls, the color and tint controls 
are interactive. A change to one may require a subtle change to the 
other in order to achieve the optimum setting. 
gray
yellow
cyan
green
magenta
red
blue
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Sharpness: “Sharpness” is the amount of high-frequency detail in the image. To adjust 
sharpness, select Sharpness from the Picture menu and press ENTER. On your external 
test pattern source, select a pattern like the one shown in 
Figure 4-5. Adjust as needed, 
looking for white edges around the transitions from black to gray and differently-sized lines 
in the “sweep” patterns at the top and bottom. Lower the sharpness setting to eliminate 
them. 
Figure 4-5. Typical Test Pattern for Adjusting Sharpness
Noise Filter: To apply noise filtering to the input signal, select Noise Filter from the Picture 
menu. The Noise Filter is useful for clearing up noisy images from 480i video sources. 
Use the left- or right-arrow buttons to select the desired amount of noise reduction, 
keeping in mind that higher settings (which reduce high frequencies) may also “soften” the 
image.