I do not have any manual, but one could go as far as saying that im am the master of the nview projection panel. I have owned a few of them before. What sort of questions do you have? And what did you pay for it? Did it only come with the panel and no cables?
VFrame Spectra C
Hi, I pay homage to he who knows all things.....
My ViewFrame Spectra C has stopped working after being left alone and unloved for about a year in its case. It displays the NView logo and occasionally shows DOS when the computer is booting up but otherwise just ignores the VGA input. I have all the right leads, have tried two different computers and two different leads (it came with lots.) Any ideas? As a State school teacher I want to use this in class now but it is resisting me...
Many thanks
Jerry
Hi, I pay homage to he who knows all things.....
My ViewFrame Spectra C has stopped working after being left alone and unloved for about a year in its case. It displays the NView logo and occasionally shows DOS when the computer is booting up but otherwise just ignores the VGA input. I have all the right leads, have tried two different computers and two different leads (it came with lots.) Any ideas? As a State school teacher I want to use this in class now but it is resisting me...
Many thanks
Jerry
Hi, can you guys help me out here a little?
I just got a nView ViewFrame Spectra C from a friend who also got it from a friend but didn't want it. So here I am almost clueless as to what it excetly is 🙂 Figured out that its a projector, plugged it into my PC and everything.. finally got the projector to display what's on the monitor as well. But the display is very dark, hard to see. If i hold the projector up to the lights, I can see and almost read the texts on it as well. If i have it sitting on the desk, it looks as if the thing isn't even on. Question is... isn't this thing supposed to project out like any other projectors? I've got 4 projection lamps in the case but no idea where to put them... hmmm.. Sorta lost.. any help would be appreciated.
I just got a nView ViewFrame Spectra C from a friend who also got it from a friend but didn't want it. So here I am almost clueless as to what it excetly is 🙂 Figured out that its a projector, plugged it into my PC and everything.. finally got the projector to display what's on the monitor as well. But the display is very dark, hard to see. If i hold the projector up to the lights, I can see and almost read the texts on it as well. If i have it sitting on the desk, it looks as if the thing isn't even on. Question is... isn't this thing supposed to project out like any other projectors? I've got 4 projection lamps in the case but no idea where to put them... hmmm.. Sorta lost.. any help would be appreciated.
Projection panels are a lcd with a controller board built in, usually able to accept multiple signals. They are built to be placed on top of an overhead projector (the kind of thing used in schools) and the overhead projects what is on the lcd. What you have there isn't a projector as much as it is similar to a lcd monitor, both in laptops and as desktop screens. These are specially made to be projected with an overhead projector or using custom lighting and optics to project what is displayed on the panel. Unless you use an overhead or create your own projection box, it is pretty useless.
Read up on the forum here, you'll learn a lot.
Read up on the forum here, you'll learn a lot.
Re: VFrame Spectra C
Seems an easy one.
What cable are you using from the out of your pc (please explain both ends of the cable you are using).
There are 2 IN and 1 OUT on the panel.
Which IN do you use?
What is the transformer you are using for the panel) How much Volt and how many amps)
Is it DC out? Are the poles correct?
These are just a few quesions to start with.
I am getting scared when you say that the thing came with LOTS OF LEADS (it should only have 2 imho).
We'll solve this in a fraction of time!
J-P
Jerrymjj said:
Seems an easy one.
What cable are you using from the out of your pc (please explain both ends of the cable you are using).
There are 2 IN and 1 OUT on the panel.
Which IN do you use?
What is the transformer you are using for the panel) How much Volt and how many amps)
Is it DC out? Are the poles correct?
These are just a few quesions to start with.
I am getting scared when you say that the thing came with LOTS OF LEADS (it should only have 2 imho).
We'll solve this in a fraction of time!
J-P
how would i go on about creating my own projection box? I have 4 projection lamps in the case.. hmm
Hi and many thanks for taking the time and trouble to help. It is much appreciated.
I have tried all options I think. I go from VGA out on a computer to either the analog or digital inputs on the panel itself. They seem to be labelled "Video from computer" but there are no other inputs as far as I can see. I have also tried routing it through the video adapter box again going from VGA out on the computer, through the 15 pin female socket on the video adapter, out on a 14 pin vga plug and then into the panel on either the analog or video. I have tried both.
What I am trying to do is to use it as a computer projector but cannot get it to do much apart from project the manufacturer's screen.
Any help would be massively appreciated.
Many thanks
Jerry
I have tried all options I think. I go from VGA out on a computer to either the analog or digital inputs on the panel itself. They seem to be labelled "Video from computer" but there are no other inputs as far as I can see. I have also tried routing it through the video adapter box again going from VGA out on the computer, through the 15 pin female socket on the video adapter, out on a 14 pin vga plug and then into the panel on either the analog or video. I have tried both.
What I am trying to do is to use it as a computer projector but cannot get it to do much apart from project the manufacturer's screen.
Any help would be massively appreciated.
Many thanks
Jerry
Try setting the desktop to 640x480 and change the refresh rate to 60hz. You can try setting the color depth to 16bit but that may not matter.
Hello, I beg your help I got a ViewFrame one of the older models I guess but I don't have the VGA cable, can you help me on this ? What kind of configuration it has for it's pins ?
Regards.
Regards.
The pinouts for the cable are here in the forums (you will have to search for it). I know they are here because I used it to make a cable for my Spectra Plus (same cable for the "C" and the Plus).
Chris
Chris
Hello, I’m from Portugal, i have one ViewFrame Spectra C whit this entries: 1 - VGA – (Digital and Analog), 2 – Y/C – (S-Video) and 3 – Composite.
When I plug thru the Composite, the image it’s very bad.
I try whit your squema, plug thru the VGA, and don’t worq.
<QUOTE>
SPECTRA C
pc OUT................... analog panel IN
db 15hd male .......... db 15 female
1.....................................7
2.....................................4
3.....................................15
4 ------ none
5 ------ mone
6......................................8
7......................................3
8......................................11
9 ------ none
10....................................13
11.....................................5
12 ----- none
13......................................6
14......................................12
15 ----- none
and ofcourse the ground to the metal outerpart
<QUOTE/>
My PC it’s 680x480, 60Hz, VGA mode.
Can someone, please, tell me watt to do?
pics from PC - TV/OUT to SPECTRA – Composit
Thank you very much for your time
When I plug thru the Composite, the image it’s very bad.
I try whit your squema, plug thru the VGA, and don’t worq.
<QUOTE>
SPECTRA C
pc OUT................... analog panel IN
db 15hd male .......... db 15 female
1.....................................7
2.....................................4
3.....................................15
4 ------ none
5 ------ mone
6......................................8
7......................................3
8......................................11
9 ------ none
10....................................13
11.....................................5
12 ----- none
13......................................6
14......................................12
15 ----- none
and ofcourse the ground to the metal outerpart
<QUOTE/>
My PC it’s 680x480, 60Hz, VGA mode.
Can someone, please, tell me watt to do?
pics from PC - TV/OUT to SPECTRA – Composit
Thank you very much for your time
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Chet…that squema it’s WRONG !
The pinout for the DB15 Female it’s not like that…
My projector it’s working good, now I discover the pinout. 😉
pc OUT................... analog panel IN
db 15hd male .......... db 15 female
1.....................................2
2.....................................5
3.....................................9
4 ------ none
5 ------ mone
6......................................1
7......................................6
8......................................13
9 ------ none
10....................................11
11.....................................4
12 ----- none
13......................................3
14......................................12
15 ----- none
and ofcourse the ground to the metal outerpart
That's the good squema.
Read the number's in the DB15 Female...
The pinout for the DB15 Female it’s not like that…
My projector it’s working good, now I discover the pinout. 😉
pc OUT................... analog panel IN
db 15hd male .......... db 15 female
1.....................................2
2.....................................5
3.....................................9
4 ------ none
5 ------ mone
6......................................1
7......................................6
8......................................13
9 ------ none
10....................................11
11.....................................4
12 ----- none
13......................................3
14......................................12
15 ----- none
and ofcourse the ground to the metal outerpart
That's the good squema.
Read the number's in the DB15 Female...
Re: VFrame Spectra C
Open it up and check for any leaking capacitors.
Electrolytic ones are known for that, particularly when an electronic device sits idle for a lengthy time.
Jerrymjj said:
Open it up and check for any leaking capacitors.
Electrolytic ones are known for that, particularly when an electronic device sits idle for a lengthy time.
wow, that is some terrible tv output. Is that the actual quality your pc puts out, or is that the panel?
I attached a pic of my Radeon 9000Pro videocard connected into my MSI TV@nywhere tv tuner card with svideo, and with DScaler software.
The screenshot is unedited. The only thing I did to it is compress it into JPG. I think the quality possible with tv out is great.
I attached a pic of my Radeon 9000Pro videocard connected into my MSI TV@nywhere tv tuner card with svideo, and with DScaler software.
The screenshot is unedited. The only thing I did to it is compress it into JPG. I think the quality possible with tv out is great.
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"I attached a pic of my Radeon 9000Pro videocard connected into my MSI TV@nywhere tv tuner card "
Thats a shot of tv out going into my Tv in. Its taken using the scaling software - DScaler. It shows the quality possible. I didnt just press print screen, if thats what you mean! Its not a camera photo, its a snapshot i took using software, but its not directly the desktop, its the desktop on tv out!
Thats a shot of tv out going into my Tv in. Its taken using the scaling software - DScaler. It shows the quality possible. I didnt just press print screen, if thats what you mean! Its not a camera photo, its a snapshot i took using software, but its not directly the desktop, its the desktop on tv out!
KK, im kinda lost on what its got to do with anything thats all lol. If thats the desktop on tv out, i can garentee you that it wont look like that on a tv, especially if its old, tv's are crap, even for watching normal signal sources.
Trev🙂
Im just saying thats how good it could look, so there is a good chance that its the panel that has a problem, not the pc. Also, it can look like that on a decent progressive scan tv.
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