GLOSSARY

Menu

A list of selectable options displayed on the screen.

NTSC Video

A video output format of some video tape and disk players. There are two types of

 

NTSC (National Television Standards Committee) video: NTSC 3.58 and NTSC

 

4.43. NTSC 3.58 is used primarily in North America and Japan. NTSC 4.43 is less

 

commonly used.

Optical Screen

A type of rear-projection screen which re-directs light through the screen to

 

increase image brightness in front of the screen. Screen gain is usually greater than

 

1 but audience viewing angles are reduced.

PAL Video

PAL (Phase Alternating Line) video is a 50 Hz standard with 768 x 576 resolution.

 

It is found on some video tape and disk players (used primarily in Europe, China

 

and some South American and African countries).

Pincushion

A distortion of the image shape characterized by concave or convex borders.

Pixel (picture element)

The smallest discernible element of data from a computer-generated image.

Pixel Phase

The phase of the pixel sampling clock relative to incoming data.

Pixel Tracking

The frequency of the pixel sampling clock, indicated by the number of pixels per

 

line.

Projector-to-Screen Distance

The distance between the projector's front feet centers and the screen. Also called "Throw Distance".

Protocol

The type of code format called "A" or "B" utilized by the remote keypad(s). The

 

default protocol set at manufacture is Protocol "A". By using two different keypad

 

protocols, adjacent projectors can be controlled independently with their remote

 

IR keypads.

Pull-down List

A selectable menu item that unfolds into a list of options pertaining to it.

Rear Screen

A translucent panel for screen projection. Incident light travels through the inci-

 

dent surface of a rear screen and forms an image on the other surface.

Resizing

The ability to manipulate through software commands the physical size, placement

 

and/or aspect ratio of an image.

Resolution (lens)

The maximum number of alternate white and black horizontal lines that can be dis-

 

tinguished on a screen when a photographic target is placed between the lens and

 

a light source and illuminated by that source.

Resolution (projector)

The maximum number of pixels that the projector can display horizontally and

 

vertically across an image, such as 1280 x 1024.

Retrace Time

(Horizontal) The minimum time required for a CRT projector to move the position

 

of the scanning spot from the right edge to the left edge.

Rise Time

The time required by the video amplifier of the projector to increase its output

 

from 10% to 90% of the maximum value.

 

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Runco VX-4C Menu, Ntsc Video, Optical Screen, PAL Video, Pincushion, Pixel picture element, Pixel Phase, Pixel Tracking