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Display Device: The options in the Display Device menu allow you to change the picture 
orientation, adjust the amount of overscan and access other projector-specific functions.
•Configure: Select Configure from the Display Device menu. Then: 
Orientation: Select Orientation to change the picture orientation to suit the method of 
installation (Floor Front, Floor Rear, Ceiling Front or Ceiling Rear). 
Overscan: Refer to Overscan on page 43.
Fan Mode: If the projector is being used in a high-altitude environment, use the Fan 
Mode control to prevent it from overheating. Set it to High Altitude (“1”) to run the fan 
at high speed; set it to Normal (“0”) to run the fan at normal speed.
Height: Select Height from the Display Device menu to adjust the displayed image 
height in small increments. Higher values compress the height. This setting affects all 
sources. 
 
Lamp Hours: To display the number of hours that the lamp has been in service, press 
 or  to highlight Lamp Hours. 
HD Format: If the characteristics of the incoming signal on the HD1 or HD2 inputs are 
known, select HD Format from the Service menu and set them as described below. Doing so 
can reduce the time it takes the VHD Controller to switch from HD to 480i signals or vice 
versa. 
This is generally not necessary unless the VHD Controller – for whatever reason – has 
difficulty determining the color space (RGB or YUV), bandwidth or resolution of the incoming 
HD signal. In most situations, the Auto settings work well. 
• HD/RGB 1 and HD/RGB 2 (Color Space): Select Auto, RGB or YUV.
• ADC Bandwidth: Select Auto, 75 MHz, 150 MHz or 300 MHz.
• YPbPr Input Resolution: Select Auto or specify the input resolution, if known: 480i, 480p, 
576i, 576p, 720p or 1080i. 
Triggers: Select Triggers from the Service menu to configure the 12-volt trigger outputs. You 
can assign one or more trigger outputs to each aspect ratio. Those triggers are then activated 
by selecting that aspect ratio. 
To save the trigger settings so that they can be restored after a System Reset (described 
below), press 
 repeatedly to highlight “Save.” Then, press ENTER. 
Use this control to fine-tune the image geometry on a Vision 
85/CineWide. (It should not be necessary to change this setting on a 
standard Vision 85.) Note
HD Format
HD/RGB 1
Auto
HD/RGB 2 Auto
ADC Bandwidth Auto
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Miscellaneous: Select Miscellaneous from the Service menu to set the following options: 
• Language: Select Language from the Miscellaneous menu and press the up- or 
down-arrows to select the OSD Language. (Currently, only English is supported.) 
•Menu Mode: This is the manner in which the OSD menus appear and disappear when you 
press MENU. Choose one of the following: 
0 = No transition; menus abruptly appear and disappear.  
1 = Menus fade in and out.  
2 = “Checkerboard” dissolve; menus appear and disappear in sections.  
3 = “Window shade” effect; menus are drawn on a diagonal from top left to bottom right, 
and retract in the opposite direction. 
• Timeout - Short/Long: These settings control how long the OSD menus stay on screen. 
Select a time-out period of from 2 to 60 seconds. 
• Side Bar Color: This controls the color of the inactive image area. The range is from -100 
(black) to 100 (white). 
 
 
The inactive image area is on either side of the active image area when using the 4:3 
aspect ratio (or the entire screen when no incoming video signal is present). 
•Film Mode: Enable Film Mode to smooth out moving images from interlaced, 
standard-definition (SD) sources. In most cases, the Vision 85 detects the proper 
“pull-down” rate and vertical frequency. However, if your source is jittery and/or tearing 
you may wish to enable Film Mode to ensure stable processing for that source. 
System Reset: To reset ALL controller settings (including image settings) back to their 
factory defaults, choose System Reset from the Service menu. 
A confirmation message appears, reminding you to save your settings before you perform 
the reset, so that you can restore them afterwards. If you have done this, select Confirm to 
continue with the reset. Otherwise, click Back to cancel. 
 
Restore Saved Settings: Following a System Reset, select Restore Saved Settings to apply all 
previously-saved settings to the projector and VHD Controller.
This action is not undoable. Proceed with caution! Before you perform a 
System Reset, save ALL settings, including “Custom” ISF Presets (
page 44), ISF 
Day/Night presets (page 46), Output Shift settings (page 46), Input Names 
(page 47) and Trigger settings (page 49).
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4.3 
On-Screen Menus for 1080i 
(Digital) or 1080p Signals
After you have finished calibrating the projector to optimize the display of 1080i analog and 
lower-resolution sources, do likewise for 1080i digital and 1080p sources (connected to the 
HDMI 1 or HDMI 2 inputs on the VHD Controller). 
When the projector receives a 1080i digital and 1080p signal, it displays the menus shown in 
Figure 4-6. 
Figure 4-6. OSD Menu Structure for Vision 85 (1080i Digital or 1080p Sources) 
Picture Adjust
Picture MemoryStandard, Black Enhance,  
White Enhance, ISF Day, 
ISF Night or Custom
Contrast
-90, -89, ... 0 ... +89, +90
Brightness
Color
-30, -29, -28 ... 0 ... +28, +29, 
+30 Tint
Sharpness
Color Temp.5500, 6500, 7500, 8500, 9300 
or 10500
White BalanceStandard, Black Enhance,  
White Enhance, ISF Day, 
ISF Night or Custom
VAC: IrisHigh Brightness, Theater or 
CRT Emulation
Lamp Power 220W (Hi) or 180W (Low)
Picture Adjust
(Advanced) 
ICC AdjustHue
Saturation
Intensity
Default
Red
Yellow
Green
Cyan
Blue
Magenta
Default
Brilliant Color™ On/Off
SD Advanced Mode
(N/A)
Film Mode
Video NR
Off, 1, 2 or 3 MNR
Sharpness Enhancement
Automatic Contrast
Default Yes or No
White Balance
Mem. SelectStandard, Black Enhance,  
White Enhance, ISF Day, 
ISF Night or Custom
Red Gamma
-30, -29, -28 ... 0 ... +28, +29, 
+30 Green Gamma
Blue Gamma
Red Gain
Green Gain
Blue Gain
Red Offset
Green Offset
Blue Offset
Default Yes/No
HD/RGB Adj.
Frequency
(N/A) Phase
H-Shift
V-Shift
Default
Special Mode
Signal Info
(read-only)Format (480i ... 1080p), H/V 
Frequency
Auto Setup (N/A) 
Options
Image Shift -30, -29, -28 ... 0 ... +28, +29, 
+30 
(available only with certain 
1080i signals) Subtitle
Overscan 0, 1%, 2% ... 10%
Default Yes or No
Adjust White Level
(N/A)
Adjust Black Level
LED On or Off
Lamp Hours (read-only)Hours in use / percentage of 
life remaining
OSD On or Off
Signal TypeAuto, RGB, YCbCr4:4:4 or 
YCbCr4:2:2
Color Space Auto, ITU601 or ITU709
HDMI Black Level Auto, 0 IRE or 7 IRE
Background Vidikron Logo, Blue or Black
Power SaveRS-232C Port (On or Off)
Auto Power Off  
(On or Off)
Baud Rate  9600, 38400 or 115200 bps
Fan Mode Normal or High Altitude
OrientationFloor Front, Ceiling Front, 
Floor Rear or Ceiling Rear
Factory Default All Reset or Return
Language
English
Deutsch
Español
Français
Italiano 
						

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Main MenuPress MENU on either the remote control or built-in keypad (on the projector rear panel) to 
display the Main Menu, shown in 
Figure 4-7. The Main Menu is the starting point for 
calibrating the Vision 85 to optimize the display of digital 1080i and 1080p sources. 
Figure 4-7. Vision 85 Main Menu (1080i Digital or 1080p Sources Only)
To use the on-screen menus:
1. Press  or  to select a sub-menu.
2. Press  or  to select a sub-menu item.
3. For items that present a list of choices, such as Picture Memory:
a Press ENTER or .
b Press  or  to select a value from the list.
c Press ENTER again to confirm your selection.
d Press  to return to the menu.
  – OR –
  For items that are represented by numeric values, such as Contrast:
a Press  or  to adjust the value.
b Press  or  to select another menu item.
  – OR –
a Press ENTER to hide the “parent” menu and display only the slidebar for that item.
b Press  or  to adjust the value.
c Press  or  to select another item to adjust or ENTER to return to the menu.
4. To switch from one sub-menu to another (for example, Picture Adjust to White Balance), 
press  repeatedly until no menu item is highlighted. Then, press  or .
5. Press MENU to hide the OSD menus.
➤
  Contrast                    0
  Brightness                    0
  Color                    0
  Picture Memory                         1
  Tint
                   0
  Sharpness                      0
  CLR Temp.               7500
  White Balance                           1
  RVR :Iris                                    1
  Lamp Power                            Hi
Advanced
  Default
White Balance HD/RGB Adj. Options Language
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LanguageThe Vision 85 OSD language is initially set to English, but can also display the menus in 
German (Deutsch), Spanish (Español), French (Français) or Italian (Italiano). To change the 
OSD language:
1. Press MENU.
2. Press  or  to select Language from the Main Menu.
3. Press up- or down-arrow button ( or ) to highlight the desired language and press 
ENTER. The change takes effect immediately. 
Picture AdjustTo perform basic picture quality adjustments, select Picture Adjust from the Main Menu and 
proceed as follows:
Picture Memory: The Vision 85 lets you save image quality settings as presets that you can 
recall at a later time. For digital 1080i and 1080p sources, you can create up to six presets. 
To recall and/or change the settings associated with a preset, select Picture Memory from the 
Picture Adjust menu. Press , then press  or  until your choice is highlighted. To confirm 
your selection, press ENTER. 
The default settings for each preset are described in Table 4-2. Contrast, Brightness, Color, 
Tint and Sharpness are all set to zero (0) by default. These provide convenient starting points 
for calibrating the projector to suit different viewing environments. Any picture quality 
adjustments you make here are stored in the currently-selected preset.
  English
  Deutsch
  Español
  Français
  Italiano
Language
  Contrast
                   0
  Brightness                    0
  Color                    0
  Picture Memory                         1
  Tint                    0
  Sharpness                      0
  CLR Temp.               7500
  White Balance                           1
  VAC :Iris                                    1
  Lamp Power                            Hi
Advanced
  Default
Picture Adj.
Table 4-2. Default Picture Memory Settings for Digital 1080i and 1080p 
Sources
 
Picture 
Memory 
Setting
Description
Default Settings for Selected Picture Memory
Remote Control KeyColor Temp.VAC (Iris)Lamp PowerSharpness
EnhancementAuto Contrast
Standard
or Custom
Provides good picture 
quality under the widest 
variety of viewing 
conditions. 7500High 
BrightnessHi 
(220W)OffOff–
Black 
EnhanceSimilar to “Standard” mode, 
but with enhanced black 
levels. 7500CRT 
EmulationHi 
(220W)Off1CUST
1
White 
EnhanceSimilar to “Standard” mode, 
but with enhanced white 
levels. 7500High 
BrightnessHi 
(220W)1OffCUST
2
ISF DayFor viewing images with the 
brightness slightly 
decreased in a darkened 
room. 6500TheaterLow 
(180W)OffOffISF
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Contrast: Refer to Contrast on page 41.
Brightness: Refer to Brightness on page 40.
Color: Refer to Color Saturation on page 41.
Tint: Refer to Tint on page 42.
Sharpness: Refer to Sharpness on page 43.
Color Temp.: To adjust the color temperature, select Color Temp. from the Picture Adjust 
menu. (Color temperature defines the “color of gray.”) Press  or  to select 5500, 6500, 
7500, 8500, 9300 or 10500. In most cases, 6500 or 7500 will produce the most realistic colors. 
Higher settings produce a “bluer” picture; lower ones cause the image to appear more red.
White Balance: Select White Balance from the Picture Adjust menu to choose a white 
balance preset (or “gamma curve”) to store in the currently-selected picture memory. For 
more information on white balance presets, refer to 
White Balance on page 56. 
VAC: Iris: Select VAC: Iris from the Picture Adjust menu to increase or decrease the aperture 
or iris size (the physical opening through the lens; similar to an “f-stop” on a camera). Doing 
so allows you to optimize brightness and contrast according to the amount of ambient light 
in the viewing area. 
Select High Brightness or Theater for rooms with lots of ambient light. Select CRT Emulation 
for more “theater-like” viewing conditions (little or no ambient light). 
Lamp Power: Select Lamp Power from the Picture Adjust menu to adjust the lamp output 
level. You can choose to run the lamp as bright as possible (220W; this is the default setting) 
or you can choose the lower setting (180W). Generally, lower lamp output can prolong the 
life of the lamp, but decreases brightness. 
ISF NightFor viewing images with the 
brightness slightly 
increased in a darkened 
room. 6500CRT 
EmulationLow 
(180W)OffOffISF
NIGHT
Table 4-2. Default Picture Memory Settings for Digital 1080i and 1080p Sources 
(continued)
Picture 
Memory 
SettingDescriptionDefault Settings for Selected Picture Memory
Remote Control KeyColor Temp.
VAC (Iris)
Lamp Power
Sharpness
Enhancement
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Picture Adjust (Advanced)To access advanced picture quality settings, select Advanced from the Picture Adjust menu. 
This sub-menu presents the following options:
ICC Adjust: Select ICC Adjust from the Advanced Picture Adjust menu to customize the 
displayed color space. The adjustments you make here are stored in the currently-selected 
“
Picture Memory“ preset. 
For each of the six primary colors – red, yellow, green, cyan, blue and magenta – you can 
adjust the following:
•Hue: These slidebars adjust the red/green color hue for true color reproduction of video 
signals. For best results, adjust the hue while displaying an external color bar test pattern 
(Figure 4-4).  
 
Changing the hue of a primary color affects the gamut (range) of possible colors. For 
example, changing the value for red moves the color closer to either yellow or magenta, 
which in turn affects all displayed colors having a red component. 
Table 4-3 describes the effects of adjusting the primary color hues. 
• Saturation: This slidebar adjusts the color saturation level – the amount of that color in a 
video image. Lower settings produce less saturated colors; a setting of “-30” removes that 
color from the image entirely. If the saturation is too high, that color will be overpowering 
and unrealistic.
•Intensity: This slidebar adjusts the intensity – also known as luminance – of a given color. 
•Default: To reset ALL ICC settings – Hue, Saturation AND Intensity of all six colors – for the 
currently-selected “
Picture Memory“ preset to their factory-default values, select Default 
(directly below the “Intensity” menu item) from the ICC Adjust menu. Then, select Yes to 
confirm the reset. 
To reset only the Hue, Saturation OR Intensity of all six colors for the currently-selected 
“
Picture Memory“ preset to their factory-default values, select Hue, Saturation or Intensity 
from the ICC Adjust menu and press ENTER. Then, select Default (the last menu item) from 
the ICC Adjust menu. Then, select Yes to confirm the reset. 
Brilliant Color™: Select Brilliant Color™ from the Advanced Picture Adjust menu to change 
the BrilliantColor setting. BrilliantColor utilizes a new color-processing algorithm and system 
level enhancements to enable higher picture brightness while providing truer, more vibrant 
colors. To enable BrilliantColor, set it to On; to disable it, set it to Off. 
ICC Adjust
BrilliantColor TM
SD Advanced Mode
Film Mode
Video NR
MNR
Sharpness Enhancement
Automatic Contrast
Default
  ICC- Hue
  Default
  ICC - Saturation
  ICC - Intensity
  Red             0  Yellow         0
  Green          0
  Cyan           0
  Blue            0
  Ma
genta0
YY
MMB B CC GG
  Default
RR
ICC Adjust
Table 4-3. Effects of Primary Color Hue Adjustments 
Primary ColorPress  to move the color...Press  to move the color...
RedCloser to magentaCloser to yellow
YellowCloser to redCloser to green
GreenCloser to yellowCloser to cyan
CyanCloser to greenCloser to blue
BlueCloser to cyanCloser to magenta
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Video NR: To apply noise reduction to the input signal, select Video NR from the Advanced 
Picture Adjust menu. Noise reduction is useful for improving the signal-to-noise ratio of 
video signals. Set it to Off, 1, 2 or 3, as needed, keeping in mind that higher settings (which 
reduce high frequencies) may also “soften” the image.
MNR: Select MNR from the Picture Adjust menu to reduce or eliminate so-called “mosquito 
noise” in MPEG-compressed video signals (digital broadcasts or DVDs). Set it to Off, 1, 2 or 3, 
as needed to minimize distortion around the edges of moving objects, moving artifacts 
around edges and/or blotchy noise patterns superimposed over the objects. 
Sharpness Enhancement: select Sharpness Enhancement from the Advanced Picture 
Adjust menu to apply edge enhancement to images, giving the impression of added depth. 
Set it to Off, 1, 2, or 3 as desired. 
Automatic Contrast: The Vision 85 can dynamically adjust the contrast (white level) 
according to the color content in the signal, to produce the best picture quality. Select 
Automatic Contrast from the Picture Adjust menu to activate this feature. Set it to Off, 1, 2, or 
3 as desired. Selecting “3” results in a higher average white level than the other settings. 
Default: To reset all picture quality settings for the current input to their factory-default 
values, select 
Default from the Picture menu. 
White BalanceThe Vision 85 provides nine adjustable white balance parameters, allowing precise 
adjustment of the intensity of the red, blue and green color components in the dark areas 
(Offset), light areas (Gain) and “mid-tone” areas (Gamma).
You can adjust these parameters as needed and store them in any of six presets (memory 
locations). The selected white balance preset can, in turn, be associated with a “
Picture 
Memory“ preset (refer to White Balance on page 54). The most logical way to do this is to 
associate a white balance preset with the picture memory preset of the same name; 
however, you can associate a white balance preset with any picture memory preset. 
Mem. Select: To select and edit a white balance preset, select Mem. Select from the White 
Balance menu. 
Red Gamma/Green Gamma/Blue Gamma: Refer to ISF Night - Display Color on page 45. 
Red Gain/Green Gain/Blue Gain: Refer to ISF Night - Display Color on page 45. 
Red Offset/Green Offset/Blue Offset: Refer to ISF Night - Display Color on page 45. 
Default: To reset the Gamma, Gain and Offset settings for the currently-selected white 
balance preset to their factory-default values, select 
Default from the White Balance menu. 
Then, select Yes to confirm the reset. 
➤
Gamma
Red Gamma
Green Gamma
Blue Gamma                  0
                  0
                  0
Gain
Red Gain
Green Gain
Blue Gain                  0
                  0
                  0
Offset
Red Offset
Green Offset
Blue Offset                  0
                  0
                  0
Default
White Balance
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HD/RGB Adj. Select HD/RGB Adj. from the Main Menu to view input signal resolution and timing 
information. To do this, select Signal Info from the HD/RGB Adj. menu. 
Signal Info: Select Signal Info from the HD/RGB Adj. menu to display the resolution, 
horizontal frequency and vertical frequency of the input current signal. 
OptionsSelect Options from the Main Menu to perform the following projector configuration tasks.
Image Shift: Select Image Shift from the Options menu to vertically shift the projected 
image. 
Subtitle: Select Subtitle from the Options menu to adjust the projected image height in 
small increments.  
Overscan: Refer to Overscan on page 43.
Default: To reset the Overscan setting to its default value, select Default from the Options 
menu, then select Yes to confirm the reset. 
LED: Select LED from the Options menu to change the behavior of the projector’s indicator 
LEDs. 
 When set to ON, the LEDs indicate operating status as described in VX-2000d at a Glance 
on page 5.  
 When set to OFF, the LEDs illuminate when the Vision 85 is in standby mode, warming up 
or indicating an error condition; otherwise, they are off. 
Lamp Hours (read-only): Refer to Lamp Hours on page 49. 
OSD: When you select an aspect ratio or input with the remote control (or from the VHD 
Controller), the Vision 85 displays your selection on-screen. To prevent the display of these 
items, select 
OSD from the Options menu and set it to Off. 
HD/RGB Adj.
Frequency 0
Phase             0
H-Shift        0
V-Shift        0
Default
Special Modes
Signal info
Auto Setup
Image Shift                  0
Subtitle                                  0
 Overscan                  30
 Default
 Adjust Black Level                0
 LED                                  On
Options
 OSD                                       On 
  Signal Type                             3
 Lamp Hours                       
  HDMI Black Level                    0
  Color Space                         Auto
 Background
 Power Save         
 Baud Rate                     9600 bps
  Fan Mode                                  2
 Orientation     FF
 Factory Default
 Adjust White Level                0
Overscan    +
-    5%
Image Shift and Subtitle can only be adjusted for certain 1080i signals. 
When you set the Auto Power Off function (refer to Power Save, below) to 
Off, the LED function is automatically set to On. 
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Signal Type: Select Signal Type from the Options menu to specify the incoming signal type 
(encoding method): 
 Choose Auto to have the Vision 85 automatically detect the signal type. 
 Choose RGB (1) for RGB-encoded video signals. 
 Choose YCrCb4:4:4 (2) for uncompressed, component video. This encoding method uses a 
“luminance” signal (Y) to represent brightness and “difference” signals (Cb and Cr) to 
represent colors. 
 Choose YCrCb4:2:2 (3) for compressed, component video (similar to YCrCb4:4:4).
In most situations, selecting Auto produces the most accurate colors. If it does not, try the 
other choices and select the one that does. 
Color Space: “Color Space” determines how the color components of an analog input signal 
are decoded for accurate color in the display. Select 
Color Space from the Options menu to 
specify the color space to use. In most situations, selecting Auto produces the most accurate 
colors. If it does not, try the other choices and select the one that does. 
HDMI Black Level: This control compensates for incoming elevated black levels present in 
certain video signals. When you set it to Auto, the Vision 85 automatically determines the 
best setting according to the incoming video signal type. For some types of video, you may 
want to override the setting. Set it to 0 IRE if blacks appear elevated (dark gray). If blacks 
appear “crushed” (too dark), set it to 7 IRE. 
Background: Select Background from the Options menu, then press  or  to select the 
image background – solid blue, solid black or the Vidikron logo welcome screen. The 
Background appears when no incoming signal is present. 
Power Save: Select Power Save from the Options menu to access the power management 
features of the Vision 85.
• RS-232C Port: When this option is set to On, the RS-232 port is always active and using 
power, even when the projector is in standby mode. When set to Off, the RS-232 port is 
inactive and does not consume power when the projector is in standby mode. 
 
• Auto Power Off: When this option is set to On, the projector enters standby mode after 
15 minutes of inactivity (no input signal). Five minutes before this is to occur, the message 
“Enter STANDBY mode in 5 min.” appears on-screen. This message updates to indicate the 
amount of time before the projector enters standby mode. 
When set to Off, the projector remains in the “power on” state regardless of the presence 
or absence of an input signal. 
 
Baud Rate: Select Baud Rate from the Options menu, then press the  or  button to 
change the data rate of the RS-232 connection between the projector and the VHD 
Controller. The default setting is 9600 bps. Do not change it unless specifically instructed 
to do so by Vidikron Technical Support. 
Always set this option to On. Doing otherwise may disrupt 
communication between the projector and VHD Controller. 
When you set the Auto Power Off function to Off, the LED function (refer to 
4-57) is automatically set to On. 
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Note