Vidikron Projector Vision Model 15 User Manual

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Source SelectChoose Source Select from the Main Menu to switch video sources. 
The active source is indicated by an arrow to its left; in this example, Video is the active 
source. To select a different source, use the 
 or  button to highlight it and press ENTER. 
Picture AdjustUse the controls in the Picture Adjust menu to calibrate your Vision 15 for optimum picture 
quality. To access the Picture Adjust menu, press MENU, highlight Picture Adjust and press 
ENTER. 
To adjust a setting, use the  or  button to highlight it and press ENTER. Use the  or  
button to change the setting. When finished, press EXIT.
The Vision 15 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 Vidikron video display devices. Accordingly, Vidikron 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 input 
separately. 
Although it may be possible to obtain satisfactory picture quality using the naked eye and 
regular program material, Vidikron recommends using the following calibration tools for 
best results: 
 External test pattern source – Ovation Multimedia, Digital Video Essentials or AVIA test 
DVD or equivalent.
 A blue filter (provided with many test DVDs), for color level and tint adjustments.
Connect your test pattern source to the input that you are calibrating and proceed as follows. 
Perform the adjustments in the order listed here.
Picture Memory: For each input, the Vision 15 lets you store picture quality settings as 
presets that you can recall at a later time. You can create up to three presets per input and 
resolution, to accommodate changing lighting conditions or viewer preferences. 
To recall a picture memory preset, highlight Picture Memory in the Picture Adjust menu and 
press ENTER. Then, press  or  to select “Custom,” “ISF Night” or “ISF Day” and press 
ENTER again.
Source Select
➨Video
S-Video
Component
HDMI
DVI-D
DVI-A
Picture Adjust
Picture Memory Custom
Brightness      0
Contrast          0
Color                0
Tint                   0
Sharpness       3
Gamma 2.2
Color Temp. 6500
Color Space Auto
BrilliantColor™ Off
Black Level 0 IRE
Save Settings
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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
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 Adjust menu and press ENTER. Adjust the level 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 from the Picture Adjust menu and press ENTER. Adjust the contrast to a point 
just below which the white rectangle starts to increase in size.
Below Black
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Color: 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
Select Color from the Picture Adjust menu and press ENTER. While looking at the color bar 
pattern through a blue filter, adjust the color saturation level until the outermost (gray and 
blue) color bars appear to be a single shade of blue: 
Brightness and Contrast controls are interactive. A change to one may 
require a subtle change to the other in order to achieve the optimum 
setting. Note
gray
yellow
cyan
green
magenta
red
blue
gray
yellow
cyan
green
magenta
red
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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 set the tint, select Tint from the Adjustment menu and press ENTER. While 
looking at the color bar pattern through a blue filter, 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. 
Sharpness: “Sharpness” is the amount of high-frequency detail in the image. To adjust 
sharpness, select Sharpness from the Picture Adjust 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
Gamma: The normal gamma setting of 2.2 is correct for almost all signals and conditions. If 
excess ambient light washes out the image and it becomes difficult or impossible to see 
details in dark areas, lower the gamma setting to compensate. This will improve contrast 
while maintaining good details for blacks. Conversely, if the image is washed out and 
unnatural, with excessive detail in black areas, increase the setting. Again, good gamma 
improves contrast while maintaining good details for blacks and whites. 
Color Temp.: To choose a color temperature setting, select Color Temp. from the Picture 
Adjust menu and press ENTER. (Color temperature defines the “color of gray.”) The choices 
are 5400K, 6500K, 7500K and 8500K. The default setting, 6500K, is appropriate for most 
situations. Higher settings produce a “bluer” picture; lower ones impart a reddish hue to the 
image.
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 
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Color Space: Select Color Space from the Picture Adjust menu to choose the color space of 
the source signal for HDMI, RGB and component connections.
 The default setting, Auto, functions as follows:
HDMI/DVI-D: If the Auxiliary Video Information (AVI) infoframe contains color space 
and/or range data, the Vision 15 uses that information. Otherwise, for RGB sources, the 
Vision 15 uses the RGB-Video color space. For component SDTV and EDTV resolutions, 
SDTV is used. For other component video resolutions, HDTV is used.
DVI-A: If Hsync or Vsync signals are present, the Vision 15 uses the RGB-PC color space. 
Otherwise, SDTV is used for SDTV and EDTV sources, and HDTV for all other sources.
Component: For SDTV and EDTV resolutions, the Vision 15 uses the SDTV color space.  
For all other resolutions HDTV is used.
In most cases, the Auto setting determines the correct color space to use. If it does not, you 
can force the Vision 15 to use a specific color space. Choose one of the following:
HDTV sets the color space matrix to that defined in ITU-R BT.709.
SDTV sets the color space matrix to that defined in ITU-R BT.601.
RGB-PC uses RGB color space and sets black at 0,0,0 RGB and white at 255,255,255 RGB, 
assuming an 8-bit image.
RGB-Video uses RGB color space and sets black at 16,16,16 RGB and white at 235,235,235, 
assuming an 8-bit image, to correspond to the luminance values defined in digital 
component standards.
BrilliantColor™: Select BrilliantColor™ from the Picture Adjust menu to enable (On) or 
disable (Off) BrilliantColor processing, which improves brightness in grays and secondary 
colors by using the spoke light from the color wheel.
Black Level: Select Black Level from the Picture Adjust menu to compensate for incoming 
elevated black levels present in some Composite video and S-Video sources. (This control 
does not affect other source types.) Set it to 0 IRE if blacks appear elevated (dark gray). If 
blacks appear “crushed” (too dark), set it to 7 IRE.
Save Settings: To store changes to picture quality settings for the current input and 
resolution in the “Custom” 
Picture Memory, select Save Settings from the Picture Adjust 
menu. To recall this preset at a later time, press the CUST button on the remote control or 
select “Custom” from the 
Picture Memory menu (see above).
You should save changes to any of the following settings to a preset; otherwise they will be 
lost when a new input source or resolution is selected:
 Aspect ratio (saved per source)
 Picture adjustments (brightness, contrast, color saturation, tint, sharpness, gamma, color 
temperature, color space, 
BrilliantColor™ and Black Level)
 RGB/YUV signal settings (H. Position, V. Position, Clock, Phase)
Setup menu settings (Sync Threshold, DNR, Film Mode, Lamp Power)
White Balance settings (gain and offset) 
Reset to Defaults: To reset all picture quality settings for the current input and resolution to 
their factory-default values, select 
Reset to Defaults from the Picture Adjust menu.
To store changes to the ISF Night or ISF Day Picture Memory preset, select 
Save Settings in the ISF menu (refer to ISF on page 50). You must enter a 
passcode to access the ISF menu. 
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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, then press ENTER; refer to Table 4-1. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Aspect Ratio
➨16:9
4:3
Letterbox
IntelliWide
Cinema
IntelliWide 2.35
➤
Table 4-1. Aspect Ratio Settings 
Aspect 
Ratio 
Setting
Description
Aspect 
Ratio of 
Source 
SignalGeometry of Projected Image
Standard Vision 15 or Vision 15ET 
(1.78:1
 Screen)Vision 15ET/CineWide (2.35:1 Screen)
16:9
16:9 linearly scales the 
source active image 
horizontally and vertically 
to fill the 16:9 rectangle of 
the designated image 
area.
16:9
4:3
4:3
4:3 linearly scales the 
source active image 
horizontally and vertically 
to fill a 4:3 rectangle 
which is centered and the 
same height as the 16:9 
designated image area. 
The remaining area is 
black.16:9
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Letterbox
With a 16:9 source image, 
Letterbox mode crops the 
top and bottom portion of 
the image and vertically 
stretches the remaining 
portion to fill a 16:9 image 
area. 
 
 
It scales (zooms in on) a 
4:3 image linearly (by the 
same amount on all sides) 
to fill a 16:9 display. 
16:9
4:3
Intelli-
Wide
A 16:9 image is shrunk 
horizontally in the center 
and stretched horizontally 
in a NON-linear fashion 
(more on the sides).
 
 
A 4:3 image is horizontally 
scaled in a NON-linear 
fashion (more on the sides 
than in the center) to fit a 
16:9 screen.
16:9
4:3
Table 4-1. Aspect Ratio Settings (continued)
Aspect 
Ratio 
SettingDescriptionAspect 
Ratio of 
Source 
SignalGeometry of Projected Image
Standard Vision 15 or Vision 15ET 
(1.78:1 Screen)Vision 15ET/CineWide (2.35:1 Screen) 
						

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Cinema
Select Cinema to view 
2.35 source material in its 
native aspect ratio.
With a 16:9 screen and a 
non-CineWide projector 
(no anamorphic lens), the 
upper and lower portions 
of the screen are masked, 
but the geometry of the 
active image area is 
unchanged.
With a 2.35:1 screen and a 
CineWide-equipped 
projector, the video 
processor scales the 2.35:1 
image so that the active 
image area fills the 16:9 
chip surface, eliminating 
the black bars. The 
secondary, anamorphic 
lens then restores the 
proper geometry to the 
2.35:1 image. 
2.35:1
Intelli-
Wide
 2.35
A 16:9 image is scaled 
NON-linearly (more on the 
sides than in the center) 
to fit a 2.35:1 screen. 
 
IntelliWide 2.35 is 
available only on the 
Vision 15ET/CineWide. 
16:9
Table 4-1. Aspect Ratio Settings (continued)
Aspect 
Ratio 
SettingDescriptionAspect 
Ratio of 
Source 
SignalGeometry of Projected Image
Standard Vision 15 or Vision 15ET 
(1.78:1 Screen)Vision 15ET/CineWide (2.35:1 Screen) 
						

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InstallationTo access the Installation adjustments, press MENU, then press the  or  button to 
highlight Installation and press ENTER. The Installation sub-menu appears. Press EXIT to 
return to the previous menu or press MENU to close all menus. 
Language: Select Language from the Installation menu and press ENTER. Then, use the  or 
 button to select from the available languages: English, French, Spanish, German and 
Italian. 
Orientation: Select Orientation from the Installation menu and press ENTER. Then, use the 
 or  button to change the orientation of the projected image. The Vision 15 can be 
installed on a ceiling or in a rear-screen configuration with one or more mirrors. There are 
four settings: Floor Front, Ceiling Front, Floor Rear and Ceiling Rear. 
Keystone: Projector placement and other factors can cause geometric distortion in the 
projected image. To correct this, select 
Keystone from the Installation menu. This sub-menu 
provides the following options:
•V. Keystone/H. Keystone: To correct distortion resulting from the angle of projection, 
select 
V. Keystone or H. Keystone from the Keystone menu and use the  or  button to 
make the image rectangular. See Figure 4-6.  
Installation
Language
Orientation
Keystone
Overscan
YUV/RGB Adjust
OSD Timeout
Vertical Correction
When you change a setting in the Installation menu, the change takes effect 
immediately; you do not need to press ENTER afterwards. (Press EXIT to 
return to the previous menu or MENU to exit.) Note
V. Keystone     0
H. Keystone     0
Vidikron recommends that the keystone feature not be used unless 
absolutely necessary, as it may cause artifacts in the image. 
1. The Vision 15 keystone correction can compensate for up to 
approximately 15 degrees of screen and/or projector tilt. 
2. Straight lines or the edges of images may appear jagged while adjusting 
the image.
Tip
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Figure 4-6. Keystone Correction
Positive values
compress top. Negative values
compress bottom.
- +
Vertical Keystone Correction
Positive values
compress right side. Negative values
compress left side.
- +
Horizontal Keystone Correction
Projector Projected Image