The Official Pioneer 9G Kuro Settings/Issues Thread - Page 53

Originally Posted by Insomniahead

Last question, (prob not), my laptop has a usb, not RS232 serial. If I wanted to connect my laptop to Pro 151 for ControlCal purposes, would a usb to RS232 serial work?

Originally Posted by jkcheng122

yes, you will also need a female-to-female serial cable to connect your pc to a pioneer panel.

http://www.directron.com/cblmoudb9ftf.html

those in the houston area can save quite a bit on shipping by picking up at the store. do be sure to call first to make sure stock is available as the web availability isn't always accurate.

Originally Posted by Insomniahead

But my laptop doesn't have a serial. Would USB/S Video work instead for the end connecting to my laptop. So either a USB to Serial or Svideo to Serial.

Originally Posted by Insomniahead

But my laptop doesn't have a serial. Would USB/S Video work instead for the end connecting to my laptop. So either a USB to Serial or Svideo to Serial.

Originally Posted by jkcheng122


wouldnt that require going in and out of SM each time and resetting all the user menu settigns back to default?

Originally Posted by jkcheng122

you need the adapter plus a cable. while many have went by the keyspan one but at $30 it is too costly, plenty of others available in the $10 range.

http://www.directron.com/sbtusc1m.html
http://www.directron.com/usbgmus03.html

i still need to return my keyspan one to amazon, i hope they accept it w/o the packaging.

Originally Posted by jkcheng122

you need the adapter plus a cable. while many have went by the keyspan one but at $30 it is too costly, plenty of others available in the $10 range.

http://www.directron.com/sbtusc1m.html
http://www.directron.com/usbgmus03.html

i still need to return my keyspan one to amazon, i hope they accept it w/o the packaging.

Originally Posted by albani

Hi
Asking you that "pixel-pitch sizes" of
50">> 1366X768 and 60">>1920X1080 for KURO series 8/9G.

Or is there any method to calculate those figures??

Thx n bye++

Originally Posted by D-Nice


if you want to use PC Advance you would need access to the calibaration table that PC Advance uses. However, 72Hz will still work for 1080p/24 sources when you set PC to "Off".

Originally Posted by progprog

So do you know for certain that any serial-to-USB adapter will work? I already have one for some other device, and I'd just as soon use that if I could.

Originally Posted by Dahlsim

Setting a few user settings is trivial.

Originally Posted by progprog

So do you know for certain that any serial-to-USB adapter will work? I already have one for some other device, and I'd just as soon use that if I could.

Originally Posted by jkcheng122

i don't see why not as long as you have the drivers.

Originally Posted by Ken Ross

I've just begun using this great software and as D-Nice has said in the past, once you go ISFccc mode, you'll never go back to Pure mode.

Pure almost looks drab by comparison and it reminds me of what plasma fans have so often heard from some on this forum...plasmas have dirty whites. Although I don't agree, anyone that feels that way should take a look at ControlCal and what the ISFccc mode has to offer. If you want brighter whites than this, you better grab your sunglasses.

At the same settings as Pure mode, the ISFccc mode is significantly 'punchier', yet I can see no crushing of whites or blacks when using it...at least visually.

But I think you really need to be careful using this mode if you don't have sufficient hours on your panel. The fact that the panel is driven harder makes the issue of break-in that much more important.

As I said, I just began using ControlCal and am only just beginning to explore it's features. A big thanks to Turbe for some lame issues I had at the beginning. It's amazing how much you learn if you actually READ the instructions!

BTW, I am using a USB>Serial adapter.

Originally Posted by totalownership

Interesting Turbe. I think I'm going to have to consider this one. Time to start digging around for my old serial cables.

Anyone in the computer field can help me with this question, is connecting to the TV basically the same as connecting as console to a server? You know, when you don't have a head on that server and you go through serial to get to console with a laptop or another computer.

Originally Posted by jkcheng122

i don't mind changing the settings, it's having to redo the "auto installation" for the over the air channels that is annoying to me. i have an indoor antenna hooked up to the tv so if weather or whatever knocks out the satellite reception i still can watch local tv, was very useful to have when Ike knocked my dish off alignment.

also DirecTV doesnt have some of the local channels (PBS and the Spanish channels among them) so if i really wanted to see something there in HD i can switch to antenna.

Originally Posted by turbe

You are probably like me and have many cables, gender changes and null modem adapters around.

Originally Posted by turbe

pic to follow in a few minutes

The blue cable goes to the Pioneer (has another modular connector - DB9 Female)

Originally Posted by turbe

The Pioneers have a DB9 Male..

EDIT: I added another picture in the Post above.

Originally Posted by Dahlsim

This is why we should encourage Turbe to do an update that autoloads saved settings to the display. Maybe has a better chance of getting done than of getting a firmware update from Pioneer.

Originally Posted by turbe

You mean a modified version of Zoombo?

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=985807

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