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halftrack · Joined: 27 Dec 2007 Posts: 23

Can anyone tell me how to set the nec back to its defaults. and
how to get the crosshair center on the screen the manual is no help
on this. Confused

John

PaulB · Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 6:26 pm Post subject:

This may be of help, however, whatever you do DO NOT do the EEPROM initialisation - you will trash your XG unless you really, really know what you are doing!

http://www.curtpalme.com/NECXG.shtm and http://www.jrobbo.com/NEC/index.html and finally, probably the most comprehensive set of information you'll need - http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=728595#post728595 .

You might also want to do a search over at the CRT projector forum at WWW.AVSForum.com as well as Curt's forum here.

It may all seem a bit daunting at first but you'll get to grips with the XG pretty quickly. Just don't jump in too deep too soon!

Paul

Mark_A_W · Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2008 2:35 am Post subject:

CTRL + NORMAL, then pick CANCEL, then ENTER. Will zero all settings for a menu level and all sub menus.

If you do ALIGNMENT, CONVERGENCE and FOCUS the whole projector is done.

To centre the crosshairs you need to be in SERVICE MODE then pick RASTER CENTERING. Do a search, here or AVS on Raster Centering.

Read this (a sticky at the top of this form BTW):
https://www.curtpalme.com/forum_archived/viewtopic.php@t=4722.html

greg_mitch · Joined: 03 May 2006 Posts: 5320

Mark_A_W · Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2008 8:45 pm Post subject:

Once you have CTRL+NORMAL'd those 3 menus the projector is zero'd.

halftrack · Joined: 27 Dec 2007 Posts: 23

wow the picture is so nice on this projector. But I know its not setup the way its should be
but I have watchable picture on it. But where a lot of texture to it compared
to the sony. But the hd looks ok. I'm using my direct tv hd box for the source. Is that alright?

Mark_A_W · Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 3:49 am Post subject:

Umm...what?

**AnalogRocks** · Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 4:03 am Post subject:

halftrack · Joined: 27 Dec 2007 Posts: 23

I believe my sharpness was set to high. it was at 50%

Mark_A_W · Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 4:51 am Post subject:

Sharpness?

Whatchoo talkin bout Willis??

Are you using S-video or composite?

halftrack · Joined: 27 Dec 2007 Posts: 23

what does everyone set their brightness, contrast, and sharpness at on the nec xg?

Mark_A_W · Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 5:17 am Post subject:

We don't set Sharpness as it doesn't work with a RGBHV input (or a HDMI/DVI input board which mimics a RGBHV input board as far as the projector is concerned.

DON'T use S-video or Composite.

halftrack · Joined: 27 Dec 2007 Posts: 23

All I have is component from the direct tv hd box.

Mark_A_W · Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 5:33 am Post subject:

Ahh, you must have an 852 or 1352.

I didn't know Sharpness worked for component, mine doesn't accept it.

I would leave it at 50, at a guess.

Brightness somewhere between 0 and 100, contrast somewhere between 40 and 70 usually.

halftrack · Joined: 27 Dec 2007 Posts: 23

I have a 852 its just the picture doesn't look smooth if you know what I mean. I just replace a sony-d50 and it looked
very film like and the nec does not. Does that make any sense to you? and thank you for all your help too Mark.

**AnalogRocks** · Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 7:27 am Post subject:

Ok gotcha now. Sorry about the BoomHauer post but I found that just minutes before and I had to post it. Very Happy

What you may be seeing is the increase in resolution of the NEC over the D50. The NEC uses EM tubes, which are sharper and stay sharp for the life of the tube (10 000 hours or so ). Where as the D50 uses ES tubes which get softer as they age. By 10 000 hours they will be pretty soft.

You've also gone from a 7" set to an 8" set and the 8" tubes can just show more detail.

dropzone7 · Joined: 12 Jun 2007 Posts: 1069 Location: Charlotte, NC

Work on focus both optical and electronic. I spent about 3 hours on mine last night and saw a nice improvement over my last attempt. CRT tweaking is like playing an instrument, the more you play the better you get at it. That's one thing I'm enjoying about CRT. Some days I think I want to get a digital and just watch movies. Other days I enjoy the tweaking and the knowledge that the picture can get better and better. It all depends on how much time you are willing to invest.

halftrack · Joined: 27 Dec 2007 Posts: 23

It's getting better but not near anywhere perfect yet. Pictures coming soon tho.

**Curt Palme** · Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 4:57 pm Post subject:

The XG should blow away the Sony in all aspects. It's possible you have a fault in the NEC, whether user created or set created. If someone got into the set before you got it and tweaked controls, then it could be really messed up. Pictures of the crosshatch, focus H pattern (only take a pix of one tube at a time) will show us lots.

emdawgz1 · Joined: 14 Mar 2006 Posts: 7949

Is there a definitive, how to, to setup an XG. I still struggle trying to get the input to display on mine... Embarassed