I need some help, I have a 8110 ceiling mounted and I can't set this unit up properly. My blue gun is flaired and I can't tighten up the image. The picture is not properly focussed. Is there a web site I can get proper setup and calibration information or is there someone in Toronto that is knowledgabe at setting up and calibrating these units?

Thanks

http://www.etechvideo.com/

lots of info there

Athanasios

PS if it really gets you down, i might be willing to come up and give you a hand.

Thanks for the link, i have tried following the information but i'm lost with it. It doesn't offer step by step in order instructions that I can work with. Thanks for the offer of coming down though I would hate to inconvinience you like that. If there is someone locally that can help that would be great othwise I'll take you up on it.\

Thanks

well you could start with the basics. Push HELP, Guided MEchanical SEt-UP, and follow it all the way through. Once you've done that you can go into COPNVERGENCE and use interpolated for the first time. You can also push HELP at any time and it will explain the menu your in and what it does.
Hopefully you got the projector the correct distance away from the screen, this is usually the biggest screw-up for newby's who get into a hurry?

Yes if the screen is not the corect distance no matter what you do it will not work., do this, Turn on the color that you think you have best set up either the green or red and take a piece of white paper and put it up on the screen so one of the dots shows on it.Now bring the papaer closer to you if it get sharper then that is the distance you will need to have it at. if it doesnt get any better and you cant go farther back then you need to move projector back. but most likely its that your too far away.

But follow the above post on using the mechanical set up guide. it works the best for step by step set up.

Athanasios

Thanks for the link, i have tried following the information but i'm lost with it. It doesn't offer step by step in order instructions that I can work with.
Thanks

Hello

Look at Tech Tips--Magnetics Alignment and remember that the 8110 has magnetic rings for stig alignment, not active zone correction.

htm, I'm the same way with computers. I look at them with fear in my eyes, even though I can run through a CRT setup with no issues.

CRTs at this point are very much a DIY thing, you NEED to do this yourself. Download the manual out of the tips section for the MArquee on my site below, and study it.

I've sold a couple of projectors recently to people that I thought were qualified, and I get the 'I spent 1/2 hour on this, and the picture looks like crap' email. Very few people can give assistance via email or a forum like this in cases like that.

The manual isn't written too badly for these projectors, so follow it step by step, even if it takes you the better part of a week or so of evenings to do it. Feel free to post if you don't understand something, but seriously, taking a 'I can't do this' type of attitude won't work, and you'd seriously be better off selling the unit and get a plug and play digital.

Work through the manual, get to learn the set, and you'll be amazed in what you'll get.

thanks for the replies. How should I figure out the correct distance for the projector? Is there a formula that can be used. Also I have had a CRT for 10 years my other unit was a 1271 and I was able to dial in an extremely sharp picture. Though this unit I can't seem to sharpen the DOT image especially the blue gun. I was looking for some advanced setup for this unit or if someone in the area has experience with these units to show me what I am doing wrong. So I downloaded Guy Kuo's system and try that.

It might be you have a bad tube. here is something i havnt thought of. did you do a complete initialization of the projector before you set it up or did you just bring it home and set it up with the older settings still there? the reason i ask is that maybe the blue was defocused purposefully for greyscale tracking by the previous owner. On the marquee as most projectors to get the proper greyscale the blue must be defocused to increase the blue output for proper calibration. But if you do reset the projector and get the blue sharp yopu shoulfg go into the service menu and defocus the blue there to get proper color. Maybe some one else can add to this since i have a rough understanding of the whole process.

Athanasios

I was looking for some advanced setup for this unit before you get into "advanced procedures" it's usually beneficial to learn the basic's first. Looking up the throw distance calulator for the marquee before you bolt it to the ceiling is usually a good place to start. ;) If you go into the Utilities/Service menu you will find a section called RGB focus zones. With general EM focus (PIC/4) set to 50, you should be able to focus the zones for each tube until scan lines become visible on the screen. If Blue remains very soft, then it could be a bad neck-board. It's not common on a Marquee but I have seen a couple of sets with bad VNB's which caused either streaking or soft focus.

Work through the manual, get to learn the set, and you'll be amazed in what you'll get.
Work through the manual, get to learn the set, and you'll be amazed in what you'll get.
Work through the manual, get to learn the set, and you'll be amazed in what you'll get.
Work through the manual, get to learn the set, and you'll be amazed in what you'll get.

No offense there Mike, but you'll find that the 'old timers' that are some of the more experienced guys here will get really frustrated by newbies that don't read the manual, and will stop posting to assist you.

I suggested that above, and your next post is about advanced procedures, but you're asking about the throw distance which is about the first thing covered in the manual.

If you don't have the manual:

http://www.curtpalme.com/ElectrohomeMarquee_Downloads.shtm

I recall with the Sony 1271 the throw distance that they used in the manual was not what was being utilized. This is why I question the procedure.
I appologize for fustrating some of you, though I thought this forum was for support.

I will re-follow the manual and try again and again and again

This board is for support, but you're jumping around all over the place. If you don't know the basics of the set, there's no sense in asking about advanced procedures.

You can use the generic formula of 1.4 X the width of the screen as being the throw distance. That will get you in the ballpark, you can fine tune after you get a decent image out of the set.

To find the throw distance put the marquee on a rolling cart, maximize the image on the tubeface and move it away from the screen until it fills the screen (green tube only)

Erik