Runco LS-5 Projector Calibration and Settings

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Art Feierman

Mike performed his usual measurements and calibration on the Runco LS-5:

Runco LS-5 Color Temperature

Lumen Output and Color Temp at 100 IRE for Various Color Temp Settings
5500	554 @ 5276
6500	613 @ 6082
7500	662 @ 6928
9300	597 @ 8278
Native	650 @ 6432

There are no pre-set modes, but there is an adjustable color temp control. We measured white (100 IRE), at each color temp setting:

Color Temp over IRE Range, 6500 and Native Color Temps
	6500	Native
30 IRE	6038	6427
50 IRE	6068	6429
80 IRE	6054	6434
100 IRE	6082	6432

A quick look from dark gray to white for the 6500K setting reveals this:

Color Temp over IRE Range, 6500 and Native Color Temps:

Runco LS-5 Basic Settings

Pre-calibration:

Settings for measurements (default values are in parenthesis):

Contrast (0)= -1
Brightness (0)= 3
Color (0)
Tint(0)
Color Temp (6500)

All other settings at default (untouched)
Measurements taken at mid-zoom and with lamp in Standard (High) mode

Note, with the LS-7, I wrote this about the adaptive contrast.

If you turn on Adaptive contrast, there goes your Contrast setting 103, with Adaptive on, is crushing everything even close to whites, on a 255 scale, probably everything over 210 is going pure white. On one scene from Quantum of Solace (speed boats, and big white wave spray), I had to drop contrast to below 72 to preserve the near whites, when Adaptive was selected. Be warned!

I managed to get through my entire visit with the LS-5 without turning it on. It wasn't missed, but for some extra punch, that can get over the top, try it out.